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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Sherborne St John, Hampshire
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Sherborne St John.
- Milestone days for the home
- Garden fêtes
- Seasonal events
Care home hog roast in Sherborne St John
Care home hog roast in Sherborne St John, carved to order
Retirement housing and day centres around Sherborne St John book hog roast days too, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Popular choices include roast potatoes, halloumi skewers and apple sauce, and we’re often booked for anniversaries of the home and thank-you meals for staff.
Rural homes around Sherborne St John may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Whether you want china
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Sherborne St John
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Rough numbers
- Your menu choices
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Sherborne St John
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Here’s what people in Sherborne St John most often book a hog roast for:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement housing events
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre lunches
Daneshill Park Woods is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for every dish
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- VAT, if it applies
FAQs for Sherborne St John
What’s the nearest station to Sherborne St John?
The closest is Basingstoke station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is Sherborne St John too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Do you come to Sherborne St John?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Sherborne St John and Hampshire. Send us the address for a quote.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Sherborne St John: care homes and access
Sherborne St John is about 2 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Hosts in Sherborne St John book us for care home events of all sizes. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Sherborne St John to Reading (12 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St. Andrew, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Families coming by rail can use the station: Basingstoke station is about 2.1 miles away.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG24, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. From Cranes Road, Bourne Field and Church Path or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Rooksdown (1 mile south-west), Winklebury (2 miles south), Basingstoke (2 miles south), Worting (3 miles south-west) and South Ham (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (12 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (12 miles south-east), Yateley (12 miles east) and Tadley (4 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Basing House (3.1 miles south-east) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (1.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Daneshill Park Woods.
- Schools near Sherborne St John include Everest Community Academy (0.9 miles south-east)
Nearby places to Sherborne St John
More for events in Sherborne St John
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. By late September, the light in Sherborne St John goes at about 7:10pm, 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Away from opening windows
- Seating for residents
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Our staff serve and clear
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away