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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Tilford Reeds, Surrey
Care home hog roast in Tilford Reeds: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Seasonal events
- Retirement community days
- Garden fêtes
Planning an event in Tilford Reeds?
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
About our care home hog roast in Tilford Reeds
Retirement housing and day centres around Tilford Reeds book hog roast days too, for themed days and gatherings. We are often asked to cater staff appreciation days and seasonal events, with apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
At a rural home near Tilford Reeds, access matters so we can plan our route. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Tilford Reeds, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Hog roast days near Tilford Reeds
Tilford Reeds is about 2 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Tilford Reeds suit a hog roast. Tilford Reeds is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 9 miles away.
Old photos of Farnham Heath can spark conversation during a hog roast day. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of All Saints, is a good occasion for a hog roast. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Tilford Reeds.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the GU10 postcode area and the streets around it. For care home events just outside Tilford Reeds, we cover Tilford (1 mile north-east), Tilford Common (1 mile south-east), Millbridge (1 mile south-west), Lower Bourne (1 mile north-west) and Shortfield Common (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north), Haslemere (7 miles south) and Cranleigh (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Farnham Castle (3 miles north-west) and Museum of Farnham (2.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Tilford Reeds include Upper Lake and Farnham Heath.
- Nearby schools include Edgeborough School (1.3 miles west) and South Farnham School (2.1 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include Barley Mow pub (0.6 miles east)
Places near Tilford Reeds
What else we do in Tilford Reeds
Events we cater in Tilford Reeds
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
However big or small the event in Tilford Reeds, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re often asked to cater:
- Day centre events
- Staff appreciation days
- Garden fêtes
- Retirement housing events
For families visiting by train, Farnham station, about 2.3 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Travel and any London charges
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A level outdoor area
- Clear of bedroom windows
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Tilford Reeds
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Tilford Reeds
Is Tilford Reeds too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Tilford Reeds?
Farnham station, about 2.3 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How do you handle allergies?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
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.
Why choose a hog roast in Tilford Reeds?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
How we price a hog roast day
The price comes down to:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How many people are eating
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- Dietary requirements
- A picture of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or GU10 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away