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Care Home Hog Roast in St Mary's
Planning a hog roast day in St Mary's? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Retirement community days
- Staff appreciation days
- Anniversaries of the home
Care home hog roast in St Mary's
Care home hog roast for your care home event in St Mary's
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. We serve rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for seasonal events and summer fêtes.
For a care home in a place like St Mary's, a hog roast is a real event for residents. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Where
- St Mary's (SO14, SO15, SO18)
- County
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
How we price a hog roast day
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every care home event is different. The main factors are:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- A picture of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
- Any venue rules
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: fill in our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in St Mary's?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in St Mary's
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Common questions in St Mary's
Which station is closest to St Mary's?
The closest is Southampton Central station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast in Houndwell Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Do you provide allergen information?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Also near St Mary's
Also in St Mary's
Care home hog roasts in St Mary's
St Mary's is about 1 mile south of Southampton, in Southampton. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in St Mary's, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater 40 places in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
Residents who remember days out at Netley Common may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Some homes in St Mary's have links with a local church such as St Mary's Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. St Mary's is within about 7 miles of the New Forest National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about a mile, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Wherever your care home event is in SO14, SO15 and SO18, we can roast on site for your residents. Local streets include New Road, Ogle Road and Marsh Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Northam (1 mile north-east), Inner Avenue (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile east), Southampton (1 mile north) and Bitterne Manor (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west) and Eling (4 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (2.5 miles south-east) and Bargate Guildhall Museum (within half a mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Schools near St Mary's include Inspire Enterprise Academy (within half a mile south-east) and Woolston School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Joiners pub (under half a mile south)
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
Events we cater in St Mary's
We adapt serving to suit residents.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in St Mary's and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Days for relatives
- Anniversaries of the home
- Community open days
- Staff thank-you lunches
Families coming by rail can use the station: Southampton Central station, about 0.8 miles west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether plates or china are included
- Staffing on the day
The process
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. For a summer hog roast day in St Mary's, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away