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Care Home Hog Roast in St Peter's
Care home hog roast in St Peter's: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Open afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Garden fêtes
Planning an event in St Peter's?
Your questions about a hog roast day in St Peter's
Is St Peter's close to London?
About 66 miles from central London.
Which station is closest to St Peter's?
Broadstairs station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Care home hog roast in St Peter's, slow-roasted on site
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, which is easier for many people than a roll. Texture-modified meals should come from the home’s own kitchen. We’re often asked to cater garden fêtes and thank-you meals for staff, serving halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork.
In St Peter's, care homes, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Away from emergency routes
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Sign-off from management
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
How we price a hog roast day
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
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, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Allergies we should know about
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- The date and time of the event
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
Events we cater in St Peter's
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near St Peter's, such as:
- Retirement housing events
- Community open days
- Staff appreciation days
- Residents’ themed days
Old photos of Sandwich and Pegwell Bay can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The space, cover and access they need
Hog roast days near St Peter's
St Peter's is about 1 mile north-west of Broadstairs, in Kent. Wherever your care home event is in St Peter's, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. St Peter's is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from St Peter's to Canterbury (about 16 miles away).
With the A255 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Broadstairs station, roughly 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Anywhere in CT10, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Upton Road, Green Lane and Speke Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around St Peter's include the A255, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. For care home events just outside St Peter's, we cover Broadstairs (1 mile south-east), Upton (1 mile south-east), Northwood (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile north) and Kingsgate (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (13 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Crampton Tower (0.7 miles south-east) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Schools near St Peter's include The Charles Dickens School (within half a mile south-east) and Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion pub (within half a mile south-east)
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in St Peter's
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
See our pricing and the cost guide.
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Other occasions in St Peter's
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your care home event. For a summer hog roast day in St Peter's, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Halal is not offered
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Request thin slices
- Request gluten-free rolls
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away