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Festival Paella Catering in Ash Vale
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Ash Vale. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Country shows
- Food and music festivals
- Sports clubs and race days
Live festival paella catering in Ash Vale
Festival paella catering for your event in Ash Vale
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, standing up or sitting on the grass. Popular choices include vegan paella, giant-pan paella and churros, and we’re regularly asked to cater VIP and hospitality areas and sports club events.
Around Ash Vale, a fête or summer fair suits a giant paella pan. Send us the pitch and access details. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Running an event in Ash Vale
Ash Vale is about 2 miles north-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. Whether your event is in the middle of Ash Vale or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Ash Vale to Guildford (about 7 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Ash Vale station is about 0.5 miles away. School fairs, for a school like Shawfield Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Festival paella catering in GU12 and GU14 is planned around your venue and your guests. Local streets include Station Road East, Station Road West and Waverley Drive; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. With the B3165 and B3166 close by, Ash Vale is simple for us to get to with everything for your event. For events just outside Ash Vale, we cover Ash (1 mile south), North Camp (1 mile north-west), Mytchett (2 miles north), Ash Green (2 miles south-east) and Aldershot (2 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (7 miles east), Woking (7 miles north-east), Camberley (5 miles north), Farnham (5 miles south-west), Egham (14 miles north-east) and Frimley (3 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Frimley Park Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Farnham Castle (4.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Ash Vale includes Aunt's Pool and Ash Ranges.
- Nearby schools include The Wavell School (1.4 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Swan pub (within half a mile east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include National Aerospace Library (2 miles north-west)
Planning for every diet
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Schedule crew meals
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
What affects the price in Ash Vale
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
- Waiting and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- Diets and allergies you know about
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Ash Vale? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
Other catering in Ash Vale
Live paella or other catering?
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different in a food line-up. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Catering across Surrey, including Ash Vale
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
How it works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Evening events in Ash Vale have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or GU12 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
Ash Vale questions
Do you trade at school fairs around Ash Vale?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How far is Ash Vale from London?
About 32 miles from central London.
How quickly can you serve?
It’s one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will make a plan B with you.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Perfect for your event in Ash Vale
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Agricultural and county shows
- Festivals
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Mary's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Space, access and power needs
- Payment terms and deposit
- How late numbers can change
Working with your venue
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff