East Sussex · England
Care Home Hog Roast in The Pound
Looking for a hog roast day in The Pound? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Anniversaries of the home
- Retirement community days
- Days for relatives
Slow-roasted pork in The Pound
About our care home hog roast in The Pound
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. Typical bookings include days for relatives and day centre lunches, with new potatoes, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
Rural care homes near The Pound can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Area
- The Pound (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why book our hog roast in The Pound
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Hog roast days near The Pound
The Pound is about 5 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. We’re happy to travel to The Pound for care home events and the places nearby. We bring hog roasts to all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 23 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Parish Church of St Peter, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Senlac Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of The Pound.
Anywhere in TN33, we can roast on site for your residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Church Road and Linghams Lane, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Ashburnham (1 mile north), Brownbread Street (1 mile north-west), Bodle Street Green (2 miles west), Wood's Corner (3 miles north) and Trolliloes (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles south-west) and Crowborough (14 miles north-west).
A little further out are Bexhill Hospital (5.2 miles south-east) and Herstmonceux Castle (3.3 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Senlac Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Ash Tree Inn (0.5 miles north-west)
Organising for someone else?
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What affects the price in The Pound
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Time on site
- Travel to The Pound
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
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, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to The Pound
More for events in The Pound
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Questions from The Pound
Is The Pound too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast in Ashburnham Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
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.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What about texture-modified diets?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your care home event. Winter afternoons in The Pound are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or TN33 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in The Pound
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
People around The Pound book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Families’ days
- Garden fêtes
- Retirement community days
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Battle station, roughly 4.5 miles east of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and any London charges
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether VAT is included
- What the price includes, item by item
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards