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Care Home Hog Roast for Walmer
We bring a hog roast day to Walmer and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre events
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Book a hog roast in Walmer
About our care home hog roast in Walmer
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. We’re often asked to cater day centre events and families’ days, with thinly carved roast pork, halloumi skewers and apple sauce.
Smaller homes around Walmer may only have a modest garden, so we check the space with photos first. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Away from emergency routes
- Sign-off from management
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
A hog roast or other catering?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Walmer hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Nearby places to Walmer
What else we do in Walmer
Common questions in Walmer
Can you roast near the sea around Walmer?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Is Walmer close to London?
About 68 miles from central London.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
What time do you serve?
Choose the time, and we’ll plan the roast around it.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
The process
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. For a summer hog roast day in Walmer, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Events we cater in Walmer
It turns a normal day into an event.
In Walmer and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Care home summer fairs
- Milestone days for the home
- Open afternoons
- Day centre get-togethers
Volunteers from churches such as St Mary's Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and any London charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The full menu and the sides
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Hog roast days near Walmer
Walmer is about 6 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. A hog roast suits care home events around Walmer, whatever the venue. Walmer is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Walmer to Canterbury (about 15 miles away).
The A258 make Walmer a simple journey for us. Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Walmer station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. The coast is within about 2 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Wherever your care home event is in CT14, we can roast on site for your residents. Local streets include Lawn Road, York Road and Grams Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Walmer include the A258, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. If your venue is just outside Walmer, we also cover Deal (1 mile north), Mill Hill (1 mile north-west), Great Mongeham (2 miles north-west), Sholden (2 miles north-west) and Ripple (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (15 miles west), Margate (12 miles north), Dover (6 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (9 miles north) and Broadstairs (11 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Kent Museum of the Moving Image (1.4 miles north) and Walmer Castle (under half a mile south-east).
- Nearby schools include Goodwin Academy (0.8 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Telegraph pub (0.6 miles north)
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
- Distance from us
- The number of people
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- Allergies we should know about
- The venue or postcode
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away