Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Southwood
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Southwood and the surrounding area.
- Day centre events
- Community open days
- Anniversaries of the home
Care home hog roast for Southwood
FAQs for Southwood
What’s the nearest station to Southwood?
The closest is Fleet station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Could you cook in Ancells Farm Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Where will the roaster go?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Do you provide allergen information?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Southwood
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. On the menu are halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and we’re often booked for community open days and staff appreciation days.
Smaller homes around Southwood may only have a modest garden, so we check the space with photos first. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
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How it works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Winter afternoons in Southwood are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting 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.
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Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
China crockery is available on request.
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Approval from the home
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
Care homes around Southwood
Southwood is about 1 mile west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Hosts in Southwood book us for care home events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Southwood to Guildford (10 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Ball Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Families coming by rail can use the station: Fleet station, about 1.5 miles west, is the nearest station.
For care home events in GU14 and GU51, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. From Fleet Road, Kennels Lane and Summit Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Southwood we cover include Cove (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile east), North Camp (2 miles east), Mytchett (3 miles east) and Aldershot (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles west), Alton (12 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north-west), Bordon (13 miles south), Hook (7 miles west) and Popley (12 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Hart Shopping Centre (2.1 miles west) and Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (2.6 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.
- Local schools include Cove School (1 mile north-east)
- Other local spots include National Aerospace Library (1.7 miles east)
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- The number of people
- The journey to the venue
- Menu choices and extras
- How long the roast and service take
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the event is
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Events we cater in Southwood
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
Here’s what people in Southwood most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement housing events
- Staff appreciation days
- Anniversaries of the home
Volunteers from churches such as St John the Baptist sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Allergen information for every dish
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Southwood hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Timed around your day
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away