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Care Home Hog Roast for Upper Ruxley
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Upper Ruxley and across Greater London.
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Care home hog roast in Upper Ruxley
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Upper Ruxley
You know your residents best, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. On the menu are halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for community open days and retirement housing events.
Care homes in Upper Ruxley often have a small garden or car park, so we plan a spot that keeps emergency access clear. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Where
- Upper Ruxley (DA14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Approval from the home
- Someone to meet us
- Away from emergency routes
As a London location, Upper Ruxley is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. For a summer hog roast day in Upper Ruxley, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Upper Ruxley
Could you cook in Foots Cray Meadows?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to Upper Ruxley?
Swanley station, about 1.7 miles south-east of the centre.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Can visitors eat too?
It works well as a day with families.
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.
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.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Towns and villages near Upper Ruxley
Other occasions in Upper Ruxley
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Events we cater in Upper Ruxley
We plan around the home’s routines.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Upper Ruxley and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Family days with visitors
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Anniversaries of the home
- Open days
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Botolph's Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Before you book anyone
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- If the price includes VAT
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Who carves and who serves
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
- Allergies we should know about
- Your date and serving time
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Care home hog roasts in Upper Ruxley
Upper Ruxley is about 2 miles south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. Care home events in Upper Ruxley are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Upper Ruxley is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Upper Ruxley to London (about 12 miles away).
For families visiting by train, Swanley station, about 1.7 miles south-east, is the nearest station. The Warren is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Upper Ruxley.
We cater care home events across DA14 and the streets around it. From Maidstone Road and Old Maidstone Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside Upper Ruxley, we cover Ruxley (1 mile north-west), Hockenden (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile east), Foots Cray (1 mile west) and North Cray (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (12 miles north-west) and Walthamstow (14 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Queen Mary's Hospital (1.8 miles west) and Eynsford Castle (4.2 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find The Warren and Summer Hill.
- Nearby schools include Kemnal Technology College (1.3 miles west)
Why choose a hog roast in Upper Ruxley?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards