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Care Home Hog Roast in Selmeston
We bring a hog roast day across Selmeston and East Sussex, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement community days
- Family days with visitors
- Care home summer fairs
Care home hog roast for Selmeston
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Count residents who need an alternative
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Care home hog roast in Selmeston, carved to order
Serving times fit around the home’s day, whether that is lunch or an afternoon event. Typical bookings include residents’ themed days and anniversaries of the home, with roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce.
Rural homes around Selmeston may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Area
- Selmeston (BN26)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Travel to Selmeston
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and when you’d like to eat
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, we take the cooking off your team. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Selmeston
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
See our prices page or the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
How it works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Late-September sunset in Selmeston is about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or BN26 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast day in Selmeston
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Where will the roaster go?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Hog roast days near Selmeston
Selmeston is about 5 miles north of Seaford, in East Sussex. We are happy to travel to Selmeston for care home events. Selmeston is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 12 miles away.
Old photos of Firle Beacon can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: Berwick (Sussex) station, about 1 mile east, is the nearest station. Selmeston is within about 3 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 6 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Wherever your care home event is in BN26, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Street and Lewes Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover care home events in Alciston (1 mile south), Berwick (1 mile east), Ripe (2 miles north), Winton (2 miles south) and Wickstreet (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (5 miles south), Lewes (6 miles west), Hailsham (5 miles east) and Crowborough (14 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Drusillas Museum (1.8 miles south-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (5.3 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Firle Beacon.
- Local pubs include The Barley Mow pub (under half a mile south-west)
Working with your venue
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Why choose care home hog roast in Selmeston?
It brings residents, families and staff together.
In Selmeston and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Retirement community days
- Family days with visitors
- Day centre events
- Open days
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like The Parish Church of St Mary, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
Also in Selmeston
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards