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Care Home Hog Roast for Shepway
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Shepway.
- Day centre lunches
- Open afternoons
- Seasonal events
Planning an event in Shepway?
How our care home hog roast works in Shepway
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork, and typical bookings are for anniversaries of the home and residents’ themed days.
For a care home in a place like Shepway, a hog roast is a real event for residents. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a trip out, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- An itemised quote
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Carved to order by a chef
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
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How the day works
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power. By late September, the light in Shepway goes at about 7:00pm, 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.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Count families and staff too
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
FAQs for Shepway
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
How far is Shepway from London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London.
Can you carve thinly?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Do you provide allergen information?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
Do you cover Shepway?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Shepway and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Approval from the home
- Flat ground in the grounds
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Shepway
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
Why choose care home hog roast in Shepway?
It brings residents, families and staff together.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Shepway. Here are some of the most popular:
- Staff appreciation days
- Day centre lunches
- Seasonal events
- Family days with visitors
Visitors arriving by train should know that Maidstone West station, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Prices and what affects them
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Menu choices and extras
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Shepway
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Shepway: care homes and access
Shepway is about 1 mile south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast day in Shepway? We cover the whole area. Shepway is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Old photos of Detling Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Martin's Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Shepway is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
We cover care home events in every part of ME15 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Derby Road, Devon Road and Surrey Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Willington (1 mile east), Park Wood (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile south-east), Maidstone (1 mile north-west) and Weavering (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles west), Faversham (15 miles east) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (2.2 miles north) and Allington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Shepway includes Detling Hill.
- Schools near Shepway include New Line Learning Academy (0.7 miles south-west) and Senacre Technology College (1.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Wheatsheaf pub (0.7 miles west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards