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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Smallfield, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Smallfield.
- Care home summer fairs
- Retirement housing events
- Family days with visitors
Planning an event in Smallfield?
Care home hog roast in Smallfield, carved to order
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, whether that’s lunch or an afternoon event. We serve thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for thank-you meals for staff and retirement housing events.
Around Smallfield, homes often have a garden and drive. Tell us about access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
What affects the price in Smallfield
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Smallfield
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Roughly how many people
- The venue or postcode
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or RH6 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Smallfield
Families and staff can join in.
In Smallfield and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Open afternoons
- Day centre lunches
- Days for relatives
- Themed days
Hedgecourt Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Travel and any London charges
- How dietary needs are handled
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Tell us who does not eat pork
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Chicken can be added.
Towns and villages near Smallfield
More for events in Smallfield
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Care homes around Smallfield
Smallfield is about 2 miles east of Horley, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Smallfield, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Horley station, roughly 2 miles west of the centre.
Wherever your care home event is in RH6, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home event is on Churchill Road, Orchard Road and Tudor Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Outwood (1 mile north), Burstow (1 mile south-west), Keeper's Corner (1 mile south), Fernhill (2 miles south-west) and Shipley Bridge (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Epsom (13 miles north-west), Redhill (5 miles north-west), Ewell (14 miles north-west), Reigate (6 miles north-west), Caterham (8 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bletchingley Castle (4.5 miles north) and Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.5 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Hedgecourt Lake.
- Schools near Smallfield include Oakwood School (1.7 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Plough and Furrow pub (less than half a mile east)
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Smallfield
- All the equipment comes with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Smallfield: your questions answered
How far is Smallfield from London?
About 23 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Smallfield?
Horley station, about 2 miles west of the centre.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Flat ground in the grounds
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. In summer, Smallfield has daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away