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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Worting, Hampshire
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Worting and across Hampshire.
- Care home summer fairs
- Day centre lunches
- Retirement housing events
A hog roast near Worting
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Halal isn’t offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls
We clear away quietly.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Worting
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Worting suit a hog roast, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater summer fêtes and home anniversaries.
Care homes around Worting are often in converted houses with gardens. Let us know about the way in. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
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Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Seating for residents
- Clear of bedroom windows
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Worting
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
FAQs for Worting
Which station is closest to Worting?
The closest is Basingstoke station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is Worting close to London?
About 48 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
What allergens are in the food?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
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.
Perfect for your care home event in Worting
We adapt serving to suit residents.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Worting and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Open afternoons
- Summer fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
Residents who remember days out at Farleigh Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before booking anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Travel and any London charges
- Who carves and who serves
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Winter afternoons in Worting are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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Care homes around Worting
Worting is about 2 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Worting suit a hog roast. We cover 683 places in Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Worting to Reading (about 15 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Basingstoke station, roughly 2.1 miles east of the centre. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Thomas A Becket, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Care home events anywhere in RG22 and RG23 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many residents. From Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside Worting, we cover Buckskin (1 mile south-east), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Newfound (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Fleet (13 miles east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles east), Tadley (6 miles north) and Hook (8 miles east).
A little further out are Park Prewett Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Basing House (3.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Nearby schools include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.7 miles south-east) and Coppice Spring School (1.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The White Hart Inn (under half a mile east)
How we price a hog roast day
Your quote depends on:
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
When you contact us, please mention:
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and time of the event
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
For event organisers in Worting
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards