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Care Home Hog Roast in Worplesdon
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Worplesdon and the surrounding area.
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
Book a hog roast in Worplesdon
A hog roast compared with other options
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. Midweek and quieter months are frequently 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 Worplesdon
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Care home hog roast in Worplesdon, slow-roasted on site
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Typical bookings include retirement community days and themed days, with rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and new potatoes.
Rural care homes near Worplesdon can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Common questions in Worplesdon
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Which station is closest to Worplesdon?
Worplesdon station, about 1.5 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll be ready.
Can you cater in Worplesdon?
Yes, Worplesdon is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your care home event for a quote.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Worplesdon, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Where the roaster can go in Worplesdon
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Worplesdon
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
How we price a hog roast day
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Distance from us
- Menu choices and extras
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Care homes around Worplesdon
Worplesdon is about 3 miles north-west of Guildford, in Surrey. Wherever your care home event is in Worplesdon, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey.
If your residents have links with Church of St Mary the Virgin, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. Visitors arriving by train should know that Worplesdon station is about 1.5 miles away. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Worplesdon, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over GU3. Whether your care home event is on Thatchers Lane, Vine Close and The Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Worplesdon, we also cover Fairlands (1 mile south), Stanford Common (1 mile west), Wood Street Village (2 miles south-west), Pirbright (2 miles north-west) and Willey Green (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (3 miles south-east), Woking (3 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (9 miles south-west) and Egham (11 miles north).
A little further out are Guildford Castle (3.3 miles south-east) and Guildford Cathedral Treasury (2.5 miles south). Within reach you will find Pewley Hill and Littlefield Common.
- Schools near Worplesdon include Christ's College (1.9 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The White Lyon & Dragon pub (less than half a mile south)
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Who books care home hog roast in Worplesdon?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
Here’s what people in Worplesdon most often book a hog roast for:
- Days for relatives
- Home anniversaries
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Themed days
Old photos of Littlefield Common can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
For planners, venues and organisers
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away