Buckinghamshire · England
Festival & event paella in Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Great Hampden: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.
- Charity and school events
- Sports clubs and race days
- Open days and community events
Planning an event in Great Hampden?
About our festival paella catering in Great Hampden
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. Typical bookings include feeding crew and volunteers and food and music festivals, serving vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella.
A fête near Great Hampden might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we will plan for it. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
- Area
- Great Hampden (HP16)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose festival paella catering in Great Hampden?
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Great Hampden and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Sports clubs and race days
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Music and food festivals
- VIP and hospitality areas
For visitors coming by rail, Great Missenden station is about 2.6 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- How bad weather is handled
- When final numbers are due
- When payment is due
- Travel and parking costs
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Great Hampden? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
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Paella compared with other options
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Great Hampden
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Drinks service on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
How we price festival paella catering
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- How long we’re needed on site
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
- Your choice of paellas
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
FAQs for Great Hampden
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Great Hampden?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Running an event in Great Hampden
Great Hampden is about 5 miles north of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Whether your event is in the middle of Great Hampden or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in 263 places across Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 20 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary Magdalene? A paella pan draws people in. Within about 3 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Festival paella catering in HP16 is planned around your venue and your guests. That could mean an event in a garden on School Lane and Memorial Road. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Great Missenden (3 miles east), Wendover Dean (3 miles north-east), Coombe (3 miles north), Hunt's Green (3 miles north-east) and Kingsash (4 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Aylesbury (8 miles north), High Wycombe (5 miles south), Chesham (7 miles east), Marlow (9 miles south), Amersham (7 miles east) and Beaconsfield (8 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (2.8 miles east) and Chiltern Hospital (3.4 miles east). Open spaces near Great Hampden include Prestwood Local Nature Reserve and Beacon Hill.
- Local pubs include The Hampden Arms (less than half a mile west)
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Trader information and site rules
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Menu ideas
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
How it works
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. Summer events in Great Hampden have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Book crew catering in advance
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
- 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