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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Shottermill, Surrey
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 Shottermill.
- Staff appreciation days
- Residents’ themed days
- Open afternoons
Care home hog roast in Shottermill
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Plates or china
- The number of people
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or GU27 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Shottermill
A hog roast day gives residents something to look forward to. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Typical bookings include anniversaries of the home and staff thank-you lunches, serving apple sauce, new potatoes and roast potatoes.
Around Shottermill, some homes have limited outdoor space, so send us a picture and we will tell you honestly whether the roaster fits. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
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Planning a hog roast day in Shottermill
Shottermill is about 1 mile west of Haslemere, in Surrey. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Shottermill and the surrounding area. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Shottermill to Guildford (about 13 miles away).
Shottermill is on or near the A287, so access for our equipment is simple. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Shottermill is within about 2 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Care home events anywhere in GU27 and GU26 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many residents. Streets in the area include Fox Road, New Road and Lion Lane, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. You will find Shottermill on the A287, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Hammer (1 mile west), Woolmer Hill (1 mile south-west), Haslemere (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north-west) and Hammer Bottom (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (13 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Haslemere and District Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Gibbet Hill and Lynchmere Commons.
- Local schools include Woolmer Hill School (0.7 miles north-west) and Woolmer Hill School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Staff Of Life Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
For event organisers in Shottermill
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Questions from Shottermill
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
How far is Shottermill from London?
About 40 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
How do you handle allergies?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you cover Shottermill?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Shottermill and Surrey. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Shottermill, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- 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.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Shottermill
Families and staff can join in.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Shottermill, including:
- Staff appreciation days
- Themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
- Garden fêtes
Residents who remember days out at Lynchmere Commons may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Travel and any London charges
- Whether VAT is included
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Count families and staff too
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Count residents who need an alternative
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Shottermill
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Served at the time you choose
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards