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Festival & event paella in Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Great Kingshill: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Music and food festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- School fairs and fundraisers
Festival paella catering near Great Kingshill
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Check allergen info is on display
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe throughout the day.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Festival paella catering in Great Kingshill, made fresh on the day
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Portions are served in seconds. We are often asked to cater charity and school events and open days, serving churros, seafood paella and giant-pan paella.
Near Great Kingshill, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Area
- Great Kingshill (HP15)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in Great Kingshill
It handles peak times well, because it’s served from big pans.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- County and country shows
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open days
- Music and food festivals
Running a fête for a church like Church of the Good Shepherd? A paella pan draws people in.
What to look for in a quote
- Space, access and power needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What happens if it rains
What festival paella catering costs
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- The length of service
- The number of people
- Distance and access to the venue
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The courses you’d like
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Organising a club, school or community event in Great Kingshill? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Questions from Great Kingshill
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.
How far is Great Kingshill from London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Great Kingshill?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Community events around Great Kingshill
Great Kingshill is about 3 miles north of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. From the centre of Great Kingshill to the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in all 263 towns and villages across Buckinghamshire. Our events stretch from Great Kingshill to Reading (about 19 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, Great Missenden station is about 2.1 miles away. Events in and around the Chilterns National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Great Kingshill, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cater events across the HP15 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Stag Lane, Fairfields and Common Road. Other places close to Great Kingshill for festival paella catering include Cryers Hill (1 mile south), Widmer End (1 mile south-east), Spurlands End (1 mile east), Hughenden Valley (1 mile south-west) and Stony Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (11 miles north), High Wycombe (3 miles south), Chesham (6 miles north-east), Marlow (7 miles south), Amersham (5 miles east) and Beaconsfield (6 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Eden (3.3 miles south) and Great Missenden (2.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Great Kingshill includes Prestwood Local Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Pipers Corner School (0.8 miles south-west) and Holmer Green Senior School (1.5 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Red Lion pub (within half a mile west)
Why choose live paella in Great Kingshill?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- We cover Great Kingshill and the whole of Buckinghamshire
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Towns and villages near Great Kingshill
Also in Great Kingshill
How it works
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Evening events in Great Kingshill have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your event in Great Kingshill, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
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 will do the cooking.
- 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