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Care Home Hog Roast in Wantage
Care home hog roast in Wantage: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Days for relatives
- Retirement community days
Care home hog roast in Wantage
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why us?
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Served at the time you choose
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Wantage
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes and away from opening windows. Whether it’s retirement community days and staff thank-you lunches, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, halloumi skewers and thinly carved roast pork.
In a town like Wantage, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book hog roast days. We cook in the garden or car park. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Wantage (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Wantage
Can you do a hog roast in Betjeman Millennium Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Wantage from London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can families and staff join in?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
Do you cover Wantage?
Yes, Wantage is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Wantage: care homes and access
Wantage is about 8 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cover care home events in Wantage, as well as the surrounding area. We cover all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire. We cater events right across the region, from Wantage to Oxford (about 14 miles away).
With the A338 and A417 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Wantage.
Anywhere in OX12, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home event is on Market Place, Limborough Road and Humber Close or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Wantage is on the A338 and A417, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Charlton (1 mile east), East Challow (1 mile west), Letcombe Regis (2 miles south-west), West Challow (2 miles west) and Childrey (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (14 miles north-west) and Faringdon (8 miles north-west). Wantage is among the bigger towns we cover in Oxfordshire, with lots of choice for care home events.
Nearby you’ll also find Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (1.9 miles north). Open spaces near Wantage include Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
- Nearby schools include King Alfred's (less than half a mile south-west) and Wantage Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Abingdon Arms (under half a mile south-east)
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The venue or postcode
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Wantage
Also in Wantage
Occasions we serve in Wantage
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Hosts in Wantage book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Families’ days
- Open afternoons
- Seasonal events
Old photos of Chain Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Before you book anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Staffing on the day
The process
Here’s how the day generally 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. Late May in Wantage has light until about 9:00pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Flat ground in the grounds
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards