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Care Home Hog Roast in Yopps Green
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Yopps Green.
- Anniversaries of the home
- Days for relatives
- Community open days
Book a hog roast in Yopps Green
Care home hog roast in Yopps Green, slow-roasted on site
For care homes in Yopps Green, a hog roast day is a real occasion. The smell drifts through the home, residents can watch the carving, and families can join in. Whether it is anniversaries of the home and family days with visitors, we’ll put together a menu of thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes for your residents.
Rural care homes near Yopps Green can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Numbers
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Your date and serving time
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Dietary requirements
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Yopps Green: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent 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 will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access and away from opening windows.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates are frequently easier for residents.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Do you cover Yopps Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Yopps Green and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
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What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Seating for residents
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
Hog roast days near Yopps Green
Yopps Green is about 5 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Yopps Green is well within our area for care home events. Yopps Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Yopps Green to London (about 23 miles away).
If your residents have links with Plaxtol Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. Yopps Green is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Care home events anywhere in TN15 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Sheet Hill and Yopps Green or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Sheet Hill (1 mile north-west), Ivy Hatch (1 mile west), Ightham (1 mile north-west), Shipbourne (1 mile south) and Oldbury (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (2.1 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.6 miles west).
- Nearby schools include Wrotham School (2.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Plough Public House (0.9 miles north-east)
Why choose care home hog roast in Yopps Green?
We adapt serving to suit residents.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Open days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Day centre lunches
- Anniversaries of the home
Families coming by rail can use the station: Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2 miles north, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether VAT is included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Whether travel is included
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why Yopps Green hosts choose us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Planned to your running order
- An itemised quote
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
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, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. Winter afternoons in Yopps Green are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN15 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away