Hampshire · England
Festival Paella Catering in Walhampton
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events turns food into part of your event in Walhampton.
- Village fêtes
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Open days
Festival paella catering for Walhampton events
Festival paella catering in Walhampton, cooked live
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, from arrival times to waste. We’re often asked to cater music and food festivals and summer fairs and fêtes, serving churros, seafood paella and vegan paella.
Rural events near Walhampton can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Why choose live paella in Walhampton?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What you get with us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Catering across Hampshire, including Walhampton
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
What else we do in Walhampton
How we price festival paella catering
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- How many guests are eating
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The length of service
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Walhampton? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check allergen info is on display
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
Crew meals are served at set times.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Events we cater in Walhampton
It handles peak times well, thanks to big-batch cooking.
In Walhampton and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Open days and community events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- School and charity events
- Village fêtes
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as United Reform Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- How bad weather is handled
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- How each diet is kept separate
- How late numbers can change
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Venues frequently 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.
Walhampton events: pitches and permissions
Walhampton is about 1 mile east of Lymington, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in Walhampton, and we will plan the journey and set-up. Walhampton is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 12 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Lymington Town station is in Walhampton itself. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Lymington Church of England Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in and around the New Forest National Park, within about 5 miles of Walhampton, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about a mile of Walhampton, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
Anywhere in SO41, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include Undershore Road and Walhampton Hill; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Walhampton, we also cover Lymington (1 mile west), Portmore (1 mile north), Warborne (1 mile north), Pennington (1 mile south-west) and Pilley (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Totton (11 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Hythe (9 miles north-east), New Milton (6 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west) and Locks Heath (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (0.8 miles north-west) and Yarmouth Castle (4 miles south). The countryside around Walhampton includes Boldre Foreshore.
- Schools near Walhampton include Southlands School (1 mile north) and Priestlands School (1.1 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Ferryman pub (less than half a mile north)
Walhampton: your questions answered
Is Walhampton too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you cater in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Tell us about your event, and we will reply with our availability and what we need.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Walhampton.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Clear information on power, water and waste
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Walhampton
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
What happens on the day
On the day, 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. Evening events in Walhampton have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates 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.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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