West Berkshire · England
Festival & event paella in Leckhampstead, West Berkshire
Looking for festival paella catering in Leckhampstead? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Food and music festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Country shows
Festival paella catering near Leckhampstead
Festival paella catering for your event in Leckhampstead
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. Whether it’s agricultural and county shows and farmers’ and Christmas markets, we can cook seafood paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella.
At a fête or field event near Leckhampstead, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Where
- Leckhampstead (RG20)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
For event organisers in Leckhampstead
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Evening events in Leckhampstead have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm what we will serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Where we can cook in Leckhampstead
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Firm, level ground
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
Live paella or other catering?
For crew catering, sandwiches are easy but uninspiring. A hot paella keeps crew going. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A clear, itemised quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Giant paella pans
It’s the huge pan people come to see.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
We set up at the agreed time.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
How we price festival paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Travel, parking and access
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Timings and hours
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and rough timings
- The venue or postcode
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Leckhampstead? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Leckhampstead
It handles peak times well, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Here are some of the events we cook for around Leckhampstead:
- Open days
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Sports clubs and race days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St James, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before you book anyone
- How each diet is kept separate
- The venue requirements
- Who provides the crockery
- Travel and parking costs
Leckhampstead: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How far is Leckhampstead from London?
Roughly 55 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what the event needs and we will send it with our application.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Nearby places to Leckhampstead
Other catering in Leckhampstead
Event catering near Leckhampstead
Leckhampstead is about 6 miles north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whether your event is in the middle of Leckhampstead or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Leckhampstead is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 17 miles away.
Events in and around the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Leckhampstead, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the RG20 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. For events just outside Leckhampstead, we cover Peasemore (1 mile north-east), North Heath (2 miles south-east), Downend (2 miles east), Chieveley (3 miles south-east) and Winterbourne (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Newbury (6 miles south), Thatcham (7 miles south-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles south-east), Speenhamland (5 miles south), Hungerford (8 miles south-west) and Calcot (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Donnington Castle (4.5 miles south). The countryside around Leckhampstead includes Snelsmore Common.
- 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