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Care Home Hog Roast for Tilgate
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Tilgate.
- Care home summer fairs
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Open days
Slow-roasted pork in Tilgate
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Tilgate
- The number of people
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
Send us the date, the address or RH10 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
How our care home hog roast works in Tilgate
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear. Typical bookings include sheltered housing gatherings and open days, serving halloumi skewers, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes.
Around Tilgate, homes often have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- Tilgate (RH10, RH11)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Halal is not offered
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We clear away quietly.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Working with your venue
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Tilgate: your questions answered
Could you cook in Tilgate Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Tilgate?
Crawley station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you provide allergen information?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the garden or car park, agreed with the manager.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment, such as a singer or a garden fête. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What you get with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- All the equipment comes with us
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
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-September sunset in Tilgate is about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Someone to meet us
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Events we cater in Tilgate
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Tilgate, including:
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff appreciation days
- Families’ days
- Seasonal events
Visitors arriving by train should know that Crawley station, about 0.6 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and any London charges
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Staffing on the day
- Whether VAT is included
Tilgate: care homes and access
Tilgate is about 1 mile south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Thinking about a hog roast day in Tilgate? We can help. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 19 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Holy Trinity, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Old photos of Tilgate Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Wherever your care home event is in RH10 and RH11, we can roast on site for your residents. Streets in the area include York Road, Nash Road and Cook Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Southgate (1 mile west), Crawley (1 mile north-west), Three Bridges (1 mile north-east), Maidenbower (1 mile east) and West Green (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (6 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include County Mall (0.7 miles north-west) and Crawley Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Tilgate Lake.
- Local schools include Three Bridges Junior School (0.5 miles north-west) and Thomas Bennett Community College (0.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Grasshopper pub (less than half a mile south)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away