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Care Home Hog Roast in Shortgate
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 Shortgate.
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Care home hog roast in Shortgate
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Request thin slices
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Chicken can be added.
How our care home hog roast works in Shortgate
You know your residents best, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. We’re often asked to cater retirement housing events and day centre events, serving roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce.
For a care home near Shortgate, tell us about lanes and the drive. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Area
- Shortgate (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Hog roast days near Shortgate
Shortgate is about 4 miles south of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We take a hog roast day to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Shortgate and the surrounding area. We cater all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 12 miles away.
Old photos of Cliffe Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles of Shortgate.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the BN8 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Halland (1 mile north-east), East Hoathly (2 miles east), Whitesmith (2 miles east), Chiddingly (3 miles east) and Framfield (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south-east), Seaford (10 miles south), Lewes (6 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles south-east), Crowborough (10 miles north) and Newhaven (9 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Uckfield Community Hospital (3.6 miles north) and Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles north). Within reach you will find Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Sign-off from management
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Away from emergency routes
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Shortgate
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
Perfect for your care home event in Shortgate
We plan around the home’s routines.
People around Shortgate book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Care home summer fairs
- Seasonal events
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff thank-you lunches
For families visiting by train, Uckfield station is about 3.9 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- Who carves and who serves
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel and any London charges
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Your questions about a hog roast day in Shortgate
Is Shortgate close to London?
About 41 miles from central London.
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 will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you do soft food?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How we price a hog roast day
The biggest factors are:
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Your menu choices
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Shortgate
Other occasions in Shortgate
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. 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.
Why book our hog roast in Shortgate
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved to order by a chef
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your care home event in Shortgate. In summer, Shortgate has daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking 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.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards