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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Well Head, Kent
Care home hog roast in Well Head: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Anniversaries of the home
- Staff appreciation days
- Summer fêtes
Care home hog roast for Well Head
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Well Head
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. For day centre events and retirement housing events, we can cook rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and apple sauce.
Near Well Head, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Towns and villages near Well Head
What else we do in Well Head
Occasions we serve in Well Head
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Well Head and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Retirement housing events
- Care home summer fairs
- Community open days
- Day centre lunches
Volunteers from churches such as St Mary's Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staffing on the day
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
FAQs for Well Head
Is Well Head too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Well Head?
The closest is Adisham station, roughly 2 miles away.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Do you come to Well Head?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Can you do soft food?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Do you provide allergen information?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A named contact on the day
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Step by step
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In late May, sunset in Well Head is about 8:45pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or CT3 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning a hog roast day in Well Head
Well Head is about 6 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. We cater care home events of every size in Well Head. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Old photos of Monk's Wall nature reserve can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: Adisham station, about 2 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Wherever your care home event is in CT3, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover care home events in Wingham (1 mile north-west), Twitham (1 mile east), Wingham Well (1 mile west), Broomhill (1 mile north) and Wingham Green (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (6 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (5 miles west). Open spaces near Well Head include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Red Lion pub (0.5 miles north-west)
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Planned to your running order
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards