Isle of Wight · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Yarbridge
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Yarbridge and the surrounding area.
- Garden fêtes
- Home anniversaries
- Community open days
Slow-roasted pork in Yarbridge
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Ask about china.
Care home hog roast in Yarbridge, slow-roasted on site
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff, served between shifts. For summer fêtes and residents’ themed days, we can cook roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes and more.
Near Yarbridge, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- Yarbridge (PO36)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Winter afternoons in Yarbridge are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on 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
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- An itemised quote
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Questions from Yarbridge
Can you roast near the sea around Yarbridge?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Do you come out to small places like Yarbridge?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you cover Yarbridge?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Yarbridge and the Isle of Wight. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates are frequently easier for residents.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Away from emergency routes
- Away from opening windows
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
For somewhere as remote as Yarbridge, early notice helps us plan the trip.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Yarbridge
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Occasions we serve in Yarbridge
It brings residents, families and staff together.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Yarbridge and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Open days
- Care home summer fairs
- Families’ days
- Day centre get-togethers
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St. Mary's Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Before booking anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- A clear list of what’s included
- Travel and any London charges
Other occasions in Yarbridge
For event organisers in Yarbridge
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
How we price a hog roast day
Here’s what affects the price:
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- What the outdoor space is like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Yarbridge
Yarbridge is about 2 miles north-east of Sandown, in the Isle of Wight. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Yarbridge suit a hog roast. We cover all 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 20 miles away.
Yarbridge is on or near the A3055, so access for our equipment is simple. Visitors arriving by train should know that Brading station is about 0.5 miles away. With the sea within about a mile, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Here we cover the PO36 postcode area, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Your care home event could be at a house on New Road, Morton Road and Church Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Yarbridge include the A3055, which makes travel to your care home event easy. Close by, we cover care home events in Morton (1 mile south-west), Brading (1 mile north), Adgestone (1 mile west), Yaverland (1 mile south-east) and Sandown (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (7 miles west), Ryde (4 miles north), Cowes (9 miles north-west), Shanklin (3 miles south-west), Ventnor (6 miles south-west) and East Cowes (8 miles north-west). Remote sites take a little more planning, so contact us in good time.
Other landmarks nearby include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (3.1 miles south-west) and Sandown Castle (1.2 miles south). The countryside around Yarbridge includes Brading Marshes RSPB reserve and Brading Down.
- Local schools include The Bay Church of England School (1.3 miles south-west) and Sandown Bay Academy (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Bugle Inn (0.5 miles north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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