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Care Home Hog Roast in Walter's Green
Care home hog roast in Walter's Green: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Open afternoons
- Garden fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
Slow-roasted pork in Walter's Green
Care home hog roast in Walter's Green, slow-roasted on site
In Walter's Green, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, bringing everyone together over a meal. We’re frequently asked to cater family days with visitors and milestone days for the home, serving new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce.
For a care home near Walter's Green, tell us about lanes and the drive. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Why choose a hog roast in Walter's Green?
Instead of organising a trip, it’s easier for everyone to enjoy. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Carved to order by a chef
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
How it works
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Winter afternoons in Walter's Green are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Let us know about tight access
- Think about shelter for your residents
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Sign-off from management
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
Walter's Green questions
How far is Walter's Green from London?
About 27 miles from central London.
Which station is closest to Walter's Green?
Ashurst Kent station, about 1.3 miles south of the centre.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Many homes make it a family day.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
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.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What time do you serve?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we will be ready.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Hog roast days near Walter's Green
Walter's Green is about 5 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Hosts in Walter's Green book us for care home events of all sizes. Walter's Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Walter's Green to Brighton (about 25 miles away).
Some homes in Walter's Green have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. For families visiting by train, Ashurst Kent station is about 1.3 miles away. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Walter's Green.
Anywhere in TN11, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. For care home events just outside Walter's Green, we cover Fordcombe (1 mile south-east), Teasley Mead (1 mile south-west), Ashurst (1 mile south), Stone Cross (1 mile south-east) and Chiddingstone Hoath (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles east), Tonbridge (6 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Chiddingstone Castle (2.8 miles north) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (4.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include Bottle House Inn (0.8 miles north)
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What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- The number of people
- Time on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- An estimate of numbers
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
- The address or postcode
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Walter's Green
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking, while still preparing any modified meals.
Here’s what people in Walter's Green most often book a hog roast for:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement community days
- Summer fêtes
- Themed days
Old photos of Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who carves and who serves
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count families and staff too
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We clear away quietly.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away