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Festival & event paella in Ibthorpe, Hampshire
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Ibthorpe and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Village fêtes
- Sports club events
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
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Festival paella catering for your event in Ibthorpe
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, on the move or on a picnic rug. Popular choices include churros, giant-pan paella and seafood paella, and we’re frequently booked for race days and sports events and open days.
At a fête or field event near Ibthorpe, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Is live paella right for your event?
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot meal keeps crew happy. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Events in Ibthorpe and across Hampshire
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Ibthorpe have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- 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 pack down and tidy the pitch.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Share the running order, including any speeches
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Running an event in Ibthorpe
Ibthorpe is about 5 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. Events in Ibthorpe are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Ibthorpe is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. We cook right across the region, from Ibthorpe to Reading (24 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Anywhere in SP11, we can bring festival paella catering to you. For events just outside Ibthorpe, we cover Hurstbourne Tarrant (1 mile south-east), Stoke (2 miles south-east), Upper Enham (2 miles south), Wildhern (2 miles south-west) and Little London (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (15 miles east), Andover (5 miles south), Tadley (15 miles east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Kempshott (14 miles east) and Ludgershall (7 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.9 miles south). Open spaces near Ibthorpe include Anton Lakes and Pilot Hill.
- Local pubs include George And Dragon Public House (0.5 miles south-east)
Ibthorpe: your questions answered
Is Ibthorpe too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you trade at school fairs around Ibthorpe?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
What do you need at the pitch?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Will there be long queues?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
Should we have more than one paella?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Towns and villages near Ibthorpe
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Before you choose a spot
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Flat, firm ground
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
Why choose festival paella catering in Ibthorpe?
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Ibthorpe, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Seasonal markets
- Food and music festivals
- School and charity events
- County and country shows
School fairs, for a school like Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Before booking anyone
- When payment is due
- How each diet is kept separate
- Who provides the crockery
- Staff numbers and hours
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
- 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