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Care Home Hog Roast in Shipley
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 Shipley.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Milestone days for the home
- Open days
A hog roast near Shipley
Occasions we serve in Shipley
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Shipley. Typical bookings include:
- Residents’ themed days
- Open days
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Staff appreciation days
Some homes in Shipley have links with a local church such as The Church of St Mary the Virgin, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
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How our care home hog roast works in Shipley
You know your residents best, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. On the menu are roast potatoes, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and we are regularly asked to cater retirement community days and staff appreciation days.
At a rural home near Shipley, access matters so we can plan our route. You’ll know what’s included before booking: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
- Location
- Shipley (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A named contact on the day
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Away from emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why Shipley hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Sides to make it a full meal
- All the equipment comes with us
See how we price and the cost guide.
Questions from Shipley
Do you come out to small places like Shipley?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Shipley?
Billingshurst station, about 4 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access and away from opening windows.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in Shipley is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Shipley
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What else we do in Shipley
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Care homes around Shipley
Shipley is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. We cover care home events in Shipley. We bring hog roasts to all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from Shipley to Brighton (about 15 miles away).
Knepp Wildland is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Billingshurst station, about 4 miles north-west.
Wherever your care home event is in RH13, we can roast on site for your residents. Local streets include Church Close and School Lane; 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 Whitehall (1 mile south-west), Dragons Green (1 mile north), Broomer's Corner (1 mile south-west), Dial Post (2 miles south) and West Grinstead (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south), Haywards Heath (12 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Green spaces nearby include Knepp Wildland.
What affects the price in Shipley
Each price is built from:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to Shipley
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away