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Care Home Hog Roast for Stansted
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Stansted and the surrounding area.
- Summer fêtes
- Retirement housing events
- Themed days
Care home hog roast in Stansted
What affects the price in Stansted
The biggest factors are:
- Travel to Stansted
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- A photo of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Stansted
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. Typical bookings include sheltered housing gatherings and day centre get-togethers, serving roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes.
Rural care homes near Stansted can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Nearby places to Stansted
What else we do in Stansted
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. 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 Stansted
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Hog roast days near Stansted
Stansted is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We’re happy to travel to Stansted for care home events and the places nearby. Stansted is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 20 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.9 miles south, is the nearest station. Stansted is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area. Your care home event could be at a house on Parsons Lane, Plaxdale Green Road and Hatham Green Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Ash (2 miles north), West Kingsdown (2 miles north-west), West Yoke (2 miles north), Knatts Valley (2 miles west) and Fawkham Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.8 miles south).
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in Stansted is about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your residents
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
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Stansted questions
Can you do a hog roast in Trosley Country Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Stansted?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.9 miles south of the centre.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
Can visitors eat too?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Perfect for your care home event in Stansted
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Stansted:
- Community open days
- Day centre events
- Summer fêtes
- Days for relatives
Some homes in Stansted have links with a local church such as Church of St Mary, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- A clear list of what’s included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Where the roaster can go in Stansted
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Count families and staff too
- Halal is not offered
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Serving on plates is often easier.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children generally like it too.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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