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Care Home Hog Roast in Saddlescombe
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Saddlescombe and the surrounding area.
- Staff appreciation days
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
Book a hog roast in Saddlescombe
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
How our care home hog roast works in Saddlescombe
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, lunch or mid-afternoon. We serve roast potatoes, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork, and we’re regularly asked to cater milestone days for the home and sheltered housing gatherings.
Rural homes around Saddlescombe may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Area
- Saddlescombe (BN45)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why choose a hog roast in Saddlescombe?
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book with us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
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What affects the price in Saddlescombe
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The number of people
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or BN45 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Saddlescombe: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Could you cook in Waterhall?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What time do you serve?
Serving time is up to you, whether lunch or later.
The process
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. For a summer hog roast day in Saddlescombe, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Events we cater in Saddlescombe
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Whatever the occasion in Saddlescombe, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Care home summer fairs
- Home anniversaries
- Retirement housing events
- Themed days
For families visiting by train, Hassocks station is about 3.2 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel or access charges
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Allergen information for every dish
Where the roaster can go in Saddlescombe
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Approval from the home
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Saddlescombe
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
Care homes around Saddlescombe
Saddlescombe is about 4 miles north of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Saddlescombe, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages.
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like The Church of the Holy Trinity, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Residents who remember days out at Wolstonbury Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. The South Downs National Park is within about 5 miles of Saddlescombe. With the sea within about 6 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Here we cover the BN45 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Pyecombe (1 mile north-east), Waterhall (2 miles south-east), Westdene (2 miles south-east), Patcham (3 miles south-east) and West Blatchington (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (6 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (5 miles south-west).
A little further out are Montefiore Hospital (4.3 miles south-east) and Clayton Castle (2.5 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Wolstonbury Hill and Ladies Mile.
- Pubs nearby include Royal Oak pub (0.7 miles north-west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards