Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Nashes Green, Hampshire
Planning festival paella catering in Nashes Green? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- School and charity events
- Sports club events
Festival paella catering near Nashes Green
Festival paella catering for your event in Nashes Green
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Typical bookings include county and country shows and sports clubs and race days, serving seafood paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella.
Near Nashes Green, 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.
Live paella or other catering?
For a stall that adds atmosphere, a paella pan delivers. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why book with us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Served hot, straight from the pan
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
Community events around Nashes Green
Nashes Green is about 5 miles north-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in the RG25 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Nashes Green to Reading (17 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Alton station is about 4.7 miles away.
We cook at events all over RG25. Close by, we cover events in Ellisfield (2 miles west), Upton Grey (2 miles north-east), Upper Common (3 miles west), Cliddesden (3 miles north-west) and Viables (4 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (5 miles north-west), Farnborough (13 miles north-east), Fleet (10 miles north-east), Aldershot (12 miles east), Alton (5 miles south-east) and Petersfield (14 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Gliding Heritage Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and Basing House (4.6 miles north). The countryside around Nashes Green includes Holybourne Hill.
What affects the price in Nashes Green
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Guest numbers
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Your choice of paellas
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
- The courses you’d like
Planning festival paella catering in Nashes Green? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Nashes Green: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Nashes Green?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Nashes Green for guests?
Alton station, about 4.7 miles south-east of the centre.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
What do you need at the pitch?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Also near Nashes Green
Also in Nashes Green
For event organisers in Nashes Green
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
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 keeps things simple.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
Crew meals are served at set times.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Events we cater in Nashes Green
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Nashes Green, people book us for events such as:
- Village fêtes
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Charity and school events
- Sports club events
Running a fête for a church like Church of St. Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deadline for final numbers
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The wet-weather plan
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. Summer events in Nashes Green have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Get a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
- 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