East Sussex · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Upper Hartfield
We bring a hog roast day to Upper Hartfield and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Milestone days for the home
- Open days
- Day centre events
Slow-roasted pork in Upper Hartfield
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Upper Hartfield
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
How our care home hog roast works in Upper Hartfield
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Upper Hartfield suit a hog roast, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Typical bookings include retirement community days and days for relatives, with new potatoes, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Near Upper Hartfield, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Upper Hartfield (TN7)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Care homes around Upper Hartfield
Upper Hartfield is about 5 miles north-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Wherever your care home event is in Upper Hartfield, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Upper Hartfield is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Upper Hartfield to Brighton (20 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Holy Trinity Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. Upper Hartfield is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape.
This part of East Sussex takes in TN7, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on Parrock Lane, Cat Street and Gallipot Hill or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Coleman's Hatch (1 mile south-west), Forest Row (2 miles west), Wych Cross (3 miles south-west), Duddleswell (4 miles south) and Chelwood Gate (4 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Lewes (15 miles south), Crowborough (5 miles south-east), Uckfield (9 miles south), South Malling (15 miles south), Heathfield (11 miles south-east) and Cliffe (15 miles south).
A little further out are Bolebroke Castle (2 miles north-east) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.2 miles south-east).
Questions from Upper Hartfield
Is Upper Hartfield too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
How we price a hog roast day
The price comes down to:
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
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 to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A spot that keeps access clear
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late May in Upper Hartfield has light until about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request gluten-free rolls
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Chicken can be added.
Why choose care home hog roast in Upper Hartfield?
We fit in with your day.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Upper Hartfield, such as:
- Garden fêtes
- Themed days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Retirement community days
For families visiting by train, Ashurst Kent station is about 3.7 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Towns and villages near Upper Hartfield
Also in Upper Hartfield
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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