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Hog Roast for Care Homes in The Brents, Kent
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast day in The Brents.
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Care home hog roast for The Brents
FAQs for The Brents
What’s the nearest station to The Brents?
Faversham station, about 0.6 miles south of the centre.
Is The Brents close to London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Can you serve at lunch?
Choose the time, and we will plan the roast around it.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Many homes make it a family day.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
About our care home hog roast in The Brents
For care homes in The Brents, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Whether it’s sheltered housing gatherings and open days, we can cook halloumi skewers, apple sauce and new potatoes.
For a care home in a place like The Brents, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours.
Where the roaster can go in The Brents
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A named contact on the day
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Flat ground in the grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
How we price a hog roast day
Your quote depends on:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How many people are eating
- Travel to The Brents
- Whether you want china
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
Here’s what we will ask:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Hog roast days near The Brents
The Brents is about 1 mile north-east of Faversham, in Kent. The Brents is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from The Brents to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Faversham Parish Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Care home events anywhere in ME13 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many residents. Streets in the area include Ham Road, Back Lane and Quay Lane, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside The Brents, we also cover Davington (1 mile west), Faversham (1 mile south-west), Preston (1 mile south), Oare (1 mile north-west) and Ospringe (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (4.6 miles south-west).
- Schools near The Brents include Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (under half a mile south-east)
- Local pubs include The Brents Tavern (within half a mile north-west)
For event organisers in The Brents
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Late May in The Brents has light until about 8:45pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME13 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
Other occasions in The Brents
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, we take the cooking off your team. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- All the equipment comes with us
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Occasions we serve in The Brents
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near The Brents, such as:
- Days for relatives
- Open days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Care home summer fairs
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Faversham station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether VAT is included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards