Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Little London, Hampshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Little London: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- County and country shows
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- VIP and hospitality areas
Festival paella catering for Little London events
Working with your venue
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Festival paella catering in Little London, cooked live
Few street foods pull a crowd like a giant paella pan. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and portions are served quickly from the pan. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and vegan paella, and we are regularly asked to cater sports clubs and race days and festivals.
Near Little London, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
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Fairs, fêtes and events in Little London
Little London is about 3 miles north-east of Andover, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in Little London, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cook in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. We cook right across the region, from Little London to Southampton (23 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, Andover station is about 2.9 miles away.
This part of Hampshire takes in SP11. For events just outside Little London, we cover Smannell (1 mile south), Upper Enham (1 mile west), Enham Alamein (1 mile south-west), Finkley (1 mile south-east) and Knights Enham (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (14 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles south-west), Tadley (15 miles north-east), Hyde (14 miles south-east) and Tidworth (9 miles west).
A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.7 miles south-west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (1.7 miles south). Not far away are Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Local pubs include The Oak pub (0.5 miles south)
What festival paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Waiting and bar staff
- The length of service
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Perfect for your event in Little London
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Little London book us for events such as:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Sports club events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Charity and school events
Running a fête for a church like Christ Church? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if it rains
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Travel and parking costs
Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What you get with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
How the day 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. For an evening event in Little London, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; 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 in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
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.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Put picnic tables near the traders
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
FAQs for Little London
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Little London?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come out to small places like Little London?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Little London?
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 starters?
Yes, it’s the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
How long does the paella take?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
- 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