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Festival & event paella in Aston Upthorpe, Oxfordshire
Planning festival paella catering in Aston Upthorpe? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Music and food festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
Live festival paella catering in Aston Upthorpe
How our festival paella catering works in Aston Upthorpe
One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That simplifies your food line-up. Typical bookings include county and country shows and summer fairs and fêtes, with seafood paella, churros and giant-pan paella.
Near Aston Upthorpe, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Area
- Aston Upthorpe (OX11)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
DIY paella versus live catering
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Aston Upthorpe
What’s the nearest station to Aston Upthorpe for guests?
The closest is Cholsey station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Is Aston Upthorpe close to London?
About 48 miles from central London.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can we book you as a trader?
Send us the details, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Do you come to Aston Upthorpe?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Aston Upthorpe and across Oxfordshire. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe throughout the day.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Where the event is
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Nearby places to Aston Upthorpe
What else we do in Aston Upthorpe
Community events around Aston Upthorpe
Aston Upthorpe is about 3 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Aston Upthorpe and nearby villages. Aston Upthorpe is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 12 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like South Moreton Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Michael? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Aston Upthorpe, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the OX11 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Lower Ham Yard, Alisons Lane and Moreton Road. For events just outside Aston Upthorpe, we cover South Moreton (1 mile north), Cholsey (2 miles east), Moulsford (3 miles south-east), Winterbrook (3 miles east) and South Stoke (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles north), Didcot (3 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-west), Thame (15 miles north-east), Wantage (10 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Brightwell Castle (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Chequers Inn Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Before you choose a spot
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Access for unloading at set-up
- A pitch away from tents and structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Aston Upthorpe
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Tapas
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Aston Upthorpe hosts choose us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Read Our pricing And The cost guide.
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Evening events in Aston Upthorpe have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Before we arrive
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Perfect for your event in Aston Upthorpe
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Country shows
- Village fêtes
- Seasonal markets
- Open days and community events
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Cholsey station, about 1.8 miles east.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The wet-weather plan
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- 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