Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Fordingbridge and across Hampshire.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Festivals
Planning an event in Fordingbridge?
About our festival paella catering in Fordingbridge
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, from arrival times to waste. Popular choices include churros, vegan paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re frequently booked for village fêtes and christmas and farmers’ markets.
Events near Fordingbridge are frequently volunteer-run, so a self-sufficient trader makes life easier. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Fordingbridge
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Fordingbridge?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Fordingbridge.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
What space do you need to cook?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
How soon do we need to book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For crew catering, sandwiches are easy but uninspiring. A hot paella keeps crew going. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Fordingbridge
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
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Other catering in Fordingbridge
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Schedule crew meals
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
How it works
Here’s how the day normally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. At midsummer, events in Fordingbridge stay light until about 9:25pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:05pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Get a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
A closer look at the menu
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
For event organisers in Fordingbridge
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Occasions we cook for in Fordingbridge
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
In Fordingbridge and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Festivals
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Agricultural and county shows
- Village fêtes
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.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and parking costs
- VAT, if it applies
- How each diet is kept separate
- The wet-weather plan
Planning the cooking area
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Clear information on power, water and waste
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Fairs, fêtes and events in Fordingbridge
Fordingbridge is in Hampshire. Across the SP6 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cater in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 17 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Fordingbridge Junior School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in SP6, we can cook for your guests. Streets in the area include High Street, Station Road and Picket Close, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Being close to the A338 and B3078, Fordingbridge is easy for us to reach. If your venue is just outside Fordingbridge, we also cover Horseport (1 mile south-east), Tinkers Cross (1 mile north), Lower Burgate (1 mile north-east), Criddlestyle (1 mile east) and Stuckton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (less than half a mile south-east). The countryside around Fordingbridge includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Burgate School and Sixth Form (0.5 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Ship Inn (less than half a mile south)
- 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