Isle of Wight · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Yaverland
We bring a hog roast day across Yaverland and the Isle of Wight, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement housing events
- Community open days
- Thank-you meals for staff
Planning an event in Yaverland?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Yaverland
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, which is easier for many people than a roll. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. For staff appreciation days and community open days, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, new potatoes and roast potatoes.
Near Yaverland, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Location
- Yaverland (PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count residents who need an alternative
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Other occasions in Yaverland
How we price a hog roast day
Things that change the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- Season and day of the week
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
- What the outdoor space is like
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
- Sides to make it a full meal
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Occasions we serve in Yaverland
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Yaverland. Typical bookings include:
- Retirement housing events
- Open afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre events
Residents who remember days out at Brading Marshes RSPB reserve may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before you book anyone
- Staffing on the day
- The full menu and the sides
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How it works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in Yaverland is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Send final numbers in good time
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast day in Yaverland
What’s the nearest station to Yaverland?
Brading station, about 1 mile north of the centre.
Is Yaverland too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What about texture-modified diets?
Modified textures are best done by the home; we will work alongside your kitchen.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do you cover Yaverland?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Yaverland and the rest of the Isle of Wight included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Yaverland: care homes and access
Yaverland is about 4 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever your care home event is in Yaverland, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cater 125 places across the Isle of Wight. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Brading station, about 1 mile north. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St John the Baptist Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The coast is within about a mile, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
For care home events in PO36, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Meadow Way, Yaverland Close and Yaverland Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Yaverland we cover include Yarbridge (1 mile north-west), Morton (1 mile north-west), Brading (1 mile north), Sandown (1 mile south-west) and Adgestone (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Newport (8 miles west), Ryde (4 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Shanklin (3 miles south-west), Ventnor (6 miles south-west) and East Cowes (9 miles north-west). Remote sites take a little more planning, so ask early about your care home event.
Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2.8 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Bembridge Down and Brading Marshes RSPB reserve.
- Nearby schools include Sandown Bay Academy (1.4 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Caulkheads pub (0.7 miles south-west)
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
For somewhere as remote as Yaverland, early notice helps us plan the trip.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away