Kent · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Tonbridge
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Tonbridge.
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement housing events
- Milestone days for the home
Book a hog roast in Tonbridge
About our care home hog roast in Tonbridge
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. For staff thank-you lunches and community open days, we can cook apple sauce, halloumi skewers and new potatoes and more.
For a care home in Tonbridge, a summer day with residents in the garden is lovely, if there’s space for the roaster. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, slowly, over several hours.
Looking after everyone
Some residents will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Chicken can be added.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- How many people are eating
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- Crockery choices
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- The venue or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Tonbridge: your questions answered
Could you cook in Haysden Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Tonbridge from London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you cover Tonbridge?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Tonbridge and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Why choose a hog roast in Tonbridge?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Tonbridge hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Served at the time you choose
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Also near Tonbridge
What else we do in Tonbridge
Care homes around Tonbridge
Tonbridge is about 12 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever your care home event is in Tonbridge, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Tonbridge to London (26 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Tonbridge station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over TN9, TN10 and TN11 and the streets around it. Whether your care home event is on High Street, Old London Road and London Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Tonbridge sits on or near the A26 and A227, which makes travel to your care home event easy. If your venue is just outside Tonbridge, we also cover Lower Haysden (2 miles south-west), Leigh (3 miles west), Bidborough (3 miles south-west), Southborough (3 miles south) and Printstile (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find The Milne Museum (less than half a mile west) and Tonbridge Castle (within half a mile south-west). The countryside around Tonbridge includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Hillview School for Girls (0.7 miles south) and Royal Rise Primary School (0.8 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include Ivy House Public House (less than half a mile west)
Events we cater in Tonbridge
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre events
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Days for relatives
The A26 and A227 make Tonbridge a simple journey for us.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- A clear list of what’s included
What happens on the day
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In Tonbridge, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards