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Festival & event paella in Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Letcombe Bassett.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- VIP and hospitality areas
Festival paella catering near Letcombe Bassett
How our festival paella catering works in Letcombe Bassett
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Popular choices include vegan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are frequently booked for seasonal markets and feeding crew and volunteers.
At a fête or field event near Letcombe Bassett, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Where
- Letcombe Bassett (OX12)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
What festival paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The paellas you choose
- How many staff you need
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The length of service
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
These details help us quote quickly:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Anything your venue supplies
- Where the event is
- A picture of the space, if you can
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
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Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Live paella or other catering?
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- We cover Letcombe Bassett and the whole of Oxfordshire
Take a look at How we price Or What paella catering costs.
Letcombe Bassett: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Letcombe Bassett?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Big batches and service from the pan keep things moving.
What does festival paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
Step by step
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring while your guests chat. For an evening event in Letcombe Bassett, sunset is about 9:00pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Leave space around the cooking area
How to get a price
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Fairs, fêtes and events in Letcombe Bassett
Letcombe Bassett is about 3 miles south-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your event in Letcombe Bassett will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Letcombe Bassett to Oxford (about 16 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Michael, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Letcombe Bassett, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cover events in every part of the OX12 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Gramp's Hill, Forsters Lane and Bassett Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover events in Letcombe Regis (1 mile north-east), Childrey (2 miles north-west), East Challow (2 miles north), West Challow (2 miles north) and Wantage (3 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Didcot (10 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Carterton (15 miles north), Grove (3 miles north-east), Faringdon (8 miles north-west) and Wallingford (14 miles east).
The countryside around Letcombe Bassett includes Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Space, weather and the venue
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Your trader pack and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- 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