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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Sandy Cross, Surrey
Planning a hog roast day in Sandy Cross? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Community open days
A hog roast near Sandy Cross
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why Sandy Cross hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
See our pricing and the cost guide.
About our care home hog roast in Sandy Cross
For care homes in Sandy Cross, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Typical bookings include care home summer fairs and sheltered housing gatherings, serving roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes.
For a care home near Sandy Cross, tell us about lanes and the drive. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
What affects the price in Sandy Cross
Each price is built from:
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Sandy Cross
- Season and day of the week
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Halal isn’t offered
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Perfect for your care home event in Sandy Cross
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
In Sandy Cross and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Open days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Garden fêtes
- Day centre lunches
Families coming by rail can use the station: Aldershot station, about 2.1 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Where the roaster can go in Sandy Cross
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Away from opening windows
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Approval from the home
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Sandy Cross
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. By late September, the light in Sandy Cross goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU10 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Sandy Cross
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Sandy Cross?
The closest is Aldershot station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What allergens are in the food?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you cover Sandy Cross?
Yes, Sandy Cross is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Hog roast days near Sandy Cross
Sandy Cross is about 2 miles south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. Sandy Cross is well within our area for care home events. Sandy Cross is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Sandy Cross to Guildford (7 miles away).
Runfold Wood is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Some homes in Sandy Cross have links with a local church such as Church of St Laurence, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Sandy Cross, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in GU10, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Seale Lane and Binton Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For care home events just outside Sandy Cross, we cover Seale (1 mile east), The Sands (1 mile south), Tongham (1 mile north), Runfold (1 mile south-west) and Badshot Lea (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (7 miles east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (3 miles west), Frimley (6 miles north) and Haslemere (9 miles south).
A little further out are Seale and Tongham (less than half a mile east) and Farnham Castle (3 miles west). Within reach you will find Aunt's Pool and Culverswell Hill.
- Local schools include The Connaught School (1.1 miles north) and Ash Manor School (1.3 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find The White Hart pub (0.8 miles north)
More for events in Sandy Cross
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards