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Care Home Hog Roast for Shutford
We bring a hog roast day across Shutford and Oxfordshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Open days
- Home anniversaries
- Retirement housing events
Planning an event in Shutford?
FAQs for Shutford
Do you come out to small places like Shutford?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Shutford from London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Shutford
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. Popular choices include thinly carved roast pork, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and we are frequently booked for day centre lunches and retirement housing events.
For a care home near Shutford, tell us about lanes and the drive. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Area
- Shutford (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Events we cater in Shutford
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
Here’s what people in Shutford most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Retirement housing events
- Days for relatives
- Open afternoons
- Day centre events
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Banbury station, roughly 4.7 miles east of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Staffing on the day
- Any travel or access charges
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Halal isn’t offered
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Ask about china.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Places near Shutford
Also in Shutford
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Where the roaster can go in Shutford
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Sign-off from management
- Seating for residents
- Someone to meet us
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
How we price a hog roast day
Things that change the price:
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
- Time on site
- Crockery choices
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. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Care homes around Shutford
Shutford is about 4 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Wherever your care home event is in Shutford, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Shutford is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Shutford to Oxford (about 23 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Martin, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
For care home events in OX15, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. Your care home event could be at a house on Malthouse Lane, Ivy Lane and Cook's Hill or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For care home events just outside Shutford, we cover Balscote (1 mile north), Alkerton (2 miles north), Swalcliffe (2 miles south), Tadmarton (2 miles south) and Shenington (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Banbury (4 miles east), Chipping Norton (10 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles east), Grimsbury (5 miles east), Ruscote (3 miles east) and Woodstock (15 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Horton General Hospital (4.3 miles east) and Broughton Castle (2.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Shutford include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Crouch Hill.
- Pubs nearby include George And Dragon Public House (under half a mile south)
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Late May in Shutford has light until about 9:00pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- 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.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Think about shelter for your residents
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, 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