West Berkshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Yattendon
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Yattendon.
- Community open days
- Milestone days for the home
- Residents’ themed days
Slow-roasted pork in Yattendon
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Request thin slices
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Chicken can be added.
Care home hog roast in Yattendon, slow-roasted on site
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. For community open days and care home summer fairs, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Country homes near Yattendon often have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
- Area
- Yattendon (RG18)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment, such as a singer or a garden fête. 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.
Why us?
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Someone to meet us
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Away from opening 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
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
The process
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. By late September, the light in Yattendon goes at about 7:10pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Towns and villages near Yattendon
Other occasions in Yattendon
Care home hog roasts in Yattendon
Yattendon is about 5 miles north-east of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. We take a hog roast day to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Yattendon. We cater 155 places across West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 10 miles away.
If your residents have links with Church of St Peter and St Paul, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Yattendon, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the RG18 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Yattendon Lane, Bryants Lane and Chapel Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Yattendon, we also cover Frilsham (1 mile south-west), Hampstead Norreys (2 miles north-west), Wellhouse (2 miles south-west), Little Hungerford (3 miles west) and Oare (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Newbury (7 miles south-west), Thatcham (5 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (8 miles south-east), Speenhamland (7 miles south-west), Hungerford (14 miles west) and Spencers Wood (11 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Yattendon Castle (less than half a mile north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.7 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Royal Oak pub (less than half a mile west)
Your questions about a hog roast day in Yattendon
Is Yattendon close to London?
About 48 miles from central London.
Do you cater at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, in a spot you approve.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can you cater in Yattendon?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Yattendon and West Berkshire. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
- The number of people
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and time of the event
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Yattendon
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Yattendon. Here are some of the most popular:
- Summer fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
- Community open days
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Goring & Streatley station, about 4.9 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards