Milton Keynes · England
Festival & event paella in North Crawley, Milton Keynes
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across North Crawley and Milton Keynes, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- School and charity events
- Sports club events
- Open days and community events
Festival paella catering for North Crawley events
How our festival paella catering works in North Crawley
Festivals, fairs, markets and community events are all on our list. For seasonal markets and food and music festivals, we can cook churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
Rural events near North Crawley can be a long way from food outlets, so a hot-food stall is a big help. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
- Location
- North Crawley (MK16)
- Region
- Milton Keynes
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
DIY paella versus live catering
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. 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.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Nearby places to North Crawley
Other catering in North Crawley
Questions from North Crawley
How far is North Crawley from London?
About 47 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you trade at school fairs around North Crawley?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Who clears up?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
What paperwork do you provide?
Share your trader requirements.
Do you need water?
We will confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Events we cater in North Crawley
It brings theatre to the food court.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in North Crawley book us for events such as:
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Race days and sports events
- Food and music festivals
- Open days
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Firmin? A paella pan draws people in.
Before you book anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- When final numbers are due
What festival paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many courses
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- What the venue already provides
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Where we can cook in North Crawley
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Firm, level ground
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in North Crawley
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. For an evening event in North Crawley, sunset is about 8:55pm 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.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
North Crawley events: pitches and permissions
North Crawley is about 3 miles east of Newport Pagnell, in Milton Keynes. Events in North Crawley are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in all 73 towns and villages across Milton Keynes. Our events stretch from North Crawley to Milton Keynes (6 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like North Crawley CofE School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Festival paella catering in MK16 is planned around your venue and your guests. From High Street, Bryans Crescent and Hackett Place or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside North Crawley, we also cover Moulsoe (2 miles south-west), Salford (3 miles south), Broughton (4 miles south-west) and Kingston (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Milton Keynes (6 miles south-west), Bletchley (8 miles south-west), Newport Pagnell (3 miles west), Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (8 miles south-west), Furzton (8 miles south-west) and Whitehouse (8 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Milton Keynes University Hospital (5.9 miles south-west) and Newport Pagnell Historical Society Museum (3.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tongwell Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cock pub (under half a mile south-east)
- 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