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Care Home Hog Roast for Sholing
Planning a hog roast day in Sholing? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Summer fêtes
- Open afternoons
- Residents’ themed days
Care home hog roast for Sholing
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
How our care home hog roast works in Sholing
Serving times fit around the home’s day, whether that is lunch or an afternoon event. Popular choices include new potatoes, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and we’re frequently booked for garden fêtes and day centre get-togethers.
Around Sholing, homes frequently have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Area
- Sholing (SO19)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Events we cater in Sholing
We adapt serving to suit residents.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Sholing. Here are some of the most popular:
- Community open days
- Milestone days for the home
- Families’ days
- Garden fêtes
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
What to look for in a quote
- Staffing on the day
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
- How dietary needs are handled
Hog roast days near Sholing
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cater care home events across Sholing and nearby. Sholing is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton where we cater.
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. With the A3025 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. Sholing is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 2 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Wherever your care home event is in SO19, we can bring the roaster to you. From Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Sholing is on the A3025, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Close by, we cover care home events in Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is one of the larger places we cover in Southampton, with plenty of venues for care home events.
Nearby you’ll also find Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Schools near Sholing include Oasis Academy Sholing (under half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Sholing
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Sholing from London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
How do you handle allergies?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Do you cover Sholing?
Yes, Sholing is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Late-September sunset in Sholing is about 7:10pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or SO19 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- A named contact on the day
- Away from emergency routes
- Flat ground in the grounds
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Sholing
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Numbers
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Count families and staff too
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away