Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Ringwood events
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Ringwood and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Country shows
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
Festival paella catering in Ringwood
How our festival paella catering works in Ringwood
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. We’re often asked to cater sports clubs and race days and christmas and farmers’ markets, serving seafood paella, giant-pan paella and churros.
For events in a place like Ringwood, one hot-food trader that suits most diets makes life easy. A paella stall does that. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
What festival paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
- Waiting and bar staff
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Where the event is
- Expected numbers
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Ringwood: your questions answered
Can you cook at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you trade at school fairs around Ringwood?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
How many different paellas?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we will suggest the mix.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we will reply with our availability and what we need.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Ringwood
Ringwood is in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in Ringwood, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Ringwood is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Ringwood to Southampton (18 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Ringwood School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in parks such as Avon Heath Country Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. Within about 4 miles is the New Forest National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Hampshire takes in BH24, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a home on Addison Square, High Street and Market Place. Ringwood is on the A31 and A338, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. We also cook at events in Poulner (1 mile north-east), Hightown (1 mile south-east), Upper Kingston (1 mile south), Blashford (1 mile north) and Crow (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), New Milton (8 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (8 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (3.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Nearby schools include Ringwood Church of England Infant School (less than half a mile south-west) and Ringwood Waldorf School (1.3 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Lamb Inn (under half a mile south-west)
Also near Ringwood
Other catering in Ringwood
Occasions we cook for in Ringwood
It covers several diets with one trader, which saves pitches.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Ringwood and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Sports club events
- Music and food festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Charity and school events
Running a fête for a church like Trinity Congregational Church? A paella pan draws people in.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How bad weather is handled
- The venue requirements
- How each diet is kept separate
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Larger events typically cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What you get with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Fast service from the pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
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. Summer events in Ringwood have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:05pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Check the venue allows live cooking
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Firm, level ground
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Ringwood
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
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.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
- 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