Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Wherwell, Hampshire
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Wherwell.
- Music and food festivals
- Open days and community events
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
Festival paella catering near Wherwell
Festival paella catering for your event in Wherwell
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Each portion takes seconds to serve. For feeding crew and volunteers and school fairs and fundraisers, we can cook vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella for your guests.
For a village fête or field event near Wherwell, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Wherwell
Do you come out to small places like Wherwell?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Wherwell?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Do you cater in Wherwell?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Wherwell and the rest of Hampshire. For a quote, use our quote form.
Can we book you as a trader?
Send us the details, and we will reply with our availability and what we need.
Do you have the documents we need?
Send us your list.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
Is halal food available?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Live paella or other catering?
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why choose Love Paella in Wherwell
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Fast service from the pan
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Take a look at Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Nearby places to Wherwell
Other catering in Wherwell
DIY paella versus live catering
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Event catering near Wherwell
Wherwell is about 3 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. From the centre of Wherwell to the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Wherwell to Southampton (17 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Wherwell Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. If your event is in Longstock Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
Wherever your event is in SP11, we can bring festival paella catering to you. We can cater an event on streets such as High Street, Fair Piece and Beech Grove or the roads around them. For events just outside Wherwell, we cover Wherwell Wood (1 mile north-west), Cottonworth (1 mile south-west), Chilbolton (1 mile south), Fullerton (1 mile south-west) and South Harewood (1 mile north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles south), Andover (3 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south), Romsey (12 miles south) and Hyde (9 miles south-east).
A little further out are Andover Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
- Pubs nearby include White Lion Public House (under half a mile south-west)
How we price festival paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Guest numbers
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Giant paella pans
It is the giant pan people come to see.
What happens on the day
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Summer events in Wherwell have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
Perfect for your event in Wherwell
It handles peak times well, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Festivals
- Agricultural and county shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- School and charity events
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Andover station, about 3.7 miles north-west.
What to look for in a quote
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether travel is included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Before you choose a spot
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Firm, level ground
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Trader information and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- 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