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Care Home Hog Roast in St Helen's
Care home hog roast in St Helen's: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Residents’ themed days
- Summer fêtes
- Retirement community days
Planning an event in St Helen's?
How our care home hog roast works in St Helen's
Retirement housing and day centres around St Helen's book hog roast days too, for themed days and gatherings. We serve new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork, and we’re regularly asked to cater family days with visitors and community open days.
Smaller homes around St Helen's may only have a modest garden, so we check the space with photos first. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Area
- St Helen's (TN34, TN37)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Events we cater in St Helen's
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in St Helen's. Typical bookings include:
- Retirement housing events
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Seasonal events
- Open days
Volunteers from churches such as St Peter & St Paul sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Questions to ask before booking
- VAT, if it applies
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Who carves and who serves
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
What affects the price in St Helen's
Here’s what affects the price:
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The address or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in St Helen's
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Nearby places to St Helen's
Also in St Helen's
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. Late-September sunset in St Helen's is about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
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. Fill in our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request gluten-free rolls
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Your questions about a hog roast day in St Helen's
Can you do a hog roast in Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to St Helen's?
Ore station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Care homes around St Helen's
St Helen's is about 1 mile north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around St Helen's. St Helen's is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 31 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Ore station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Residents who remember days out at Church Wood and Robsack Wood may enjoy talking about them over lunch. With the sea within about 2 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Wherever your care home event is in TN34 and TN37, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home event is on Park Avenue, Keppel Road and Down's Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside St Helen's, we cover Blacklands (1 mile south), Hastings (1 mile south-west), Silverhill (1 mile south-west), Belmont (1 mile south-east) and Hollington (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (14 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles west), Hailsham (14 miles west), Polegate (15 miles west), Old Town (15 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south) and Hastings Old Town Hall Museum (1.3 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
- Local schools include William Parker Sports College (less than half a mile west) and University School (1.3 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Duke pub (0.9 miles west)
Why choose a hog roast in St Helen's?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards