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Care Home Hog Roast for Upper Wellingham
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 Upper Wellingham.
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement housing events
- Care home summer fairs
Planning an event in Upper Wellingham?
How our care home hog roast works in Upper Wellingham
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. Typical bookings include day centre get-togethers and milestone days for the home, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and roast potatoes.
At a rural home near Upper Wellingham, access matters. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Where
- Upper Wellingham (BN8)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
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Also in Upper Wellingham
Perfect for your care home event in Upper Wellingham
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Upper Wellingham. Typical bookings include:
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
- Care home summer fairs
- Seasonal events
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like The Parish Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before you book
- The space, cover and access they need
- If the price includes VAT
- Allergen information for every dish
- Plates, china and cutlery
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Upper Wellingham hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Common questions in Upper Wellingham
Is Upper Wellingham too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Upper Wellingham?
The closest is Cooksbridge station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Count residents who need an alternative
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
China crockery is available on request.
What affects the price in Upper Wellingham
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- The number of people
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- The date and time of the event
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or BN8 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. By late September, the light in Upper Wellingham goes at about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- 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 leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Care homes around Upper Wellingham
Upper Wellingham is about 2 miles north-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Wherever your care home event is in Upper Wellingham, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Upper Wellingham is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Upper Wellingham to Brighton (about 9 miles away).
Old photos of Malling Down can spark conversation during a hog roast day. For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Cooksbridge station, about 2.1 miles west. The South Downs National Park is within about 3 miles of Upper Wellingham.
We cater care home events across the BN8 postcode area and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Barcombe Mills (1 mile north), Norlington (1 mile south-east), Barcombe (1 mile north-west), Barcombe Cross (2 miles north-west) and Broyle Side (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (9 miles south), Hailsham (10 miles east), Crowborough (12 miles north-east), Uckfield (5 miles north-east) and Newhaven (8 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Museum of Agricultural Bygones (2.4 miles east) and Lewes Castle (2.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Upper Wellingham includes Malling Down and Cliffe Hill.
- Local pubs include The Cock Inn (less than half a mile east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include South Malling Without (2.2 miles south)
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Approval from the home
- Seating for residents
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away