Wokingham · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Woodley
We bring a hog roast day across Woodley and Wokingham, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement community days
- Day centre lunches
- Care home summer fairs
Planning an event in Woodley?
About our care home hog roast in Woodley
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. For summer fêtes and themed days, we can cook apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork for your residents.
Day centres and sheltered housing in Woodley often have a communal garden, where a hog roast works well. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Who books care home hog roast in Woodley?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Woodley, including:
- Day centre events
- Retirement community days
- Summer fêtes
- Themed days
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Winnersh Triangle station, about 1.2 miles south.
Comparing caterers
- Any travel or access charges
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Staffing on the day
- Whether VAT is included
Your questions about a hog roast day in Woodley
Is Woodley close to London?
About 35 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Woodley?
The closest is Winnersh Triangle station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Where the roaster can go in Woodley
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Someone to meet us
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request thin slices
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Towns and villages near Woodley
Also in Woodley
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or RG5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Woodley: care homes and access
Woodley is about 3 miles east of Reading, in Wokingham. We cover care home events in Woodley, as well as the surrounding area. Woodley is one of 35 places in Wokingham we cover.
The A4 and A3290 make Woodley a simple journey for us. Old photos of Alder Moors can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
This part of Wokingham takes in RG5, RG6 and RG10, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Church Road, Jasmine Square and London Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Being close to the A4 and A3290, Woodley is easy for us to reach for your care home event. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Charvil (2 miles north), Whistley Green (2 miles east), Winnersh (2 miles south), Hurst (2 miles east) and Twyford (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Reading (3 miles west), Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (3 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles south-east) and Coley Park (4 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Wokingham, Woodley has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.1 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.7 miles west). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Alder Moors.
- Schools near Woodley include Waingels College (0.8 miles north) and The Bulmershe School (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Bull And Chequers pub (under half a mile north)
How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your care home event. In summer, Woodley has daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Woodley?
Instead of organising a trip, it’s easier for everyone to enjoy. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why book our hog roast in Woodley
- Our staff serve and clear
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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