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Paella Catering in Church Hanborough
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event for events in Church Hanborough and across Oxfordshire.
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Paella catering for Church Hanborough events
Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. Evenings in Church Hanborough stay light until about 9:30pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- Expect a menu idea and a clear, itemised price.
- Closer to the day, we confirm timings and the cooking spot.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- We serve, then leave our area tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Paella catering for your event in Church Hanborough
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: a garden, marquee, barn, courtyard or field. We cook vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and vegetable paella, and we are regularly asked to cater garden parties and summer barbecues and anniversaries and engagement parties.
Somewhere as small as Church Hanborough, a garden or field is frequently the venue. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives and we will plan for them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated.
- Location
- Church Hanborough (OX29)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
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.
Occasions we cook for in Church Hanborough
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
Here are some of the events we cook for:
- Retirement celebrations
- Big birthdays
- Community events and fairs
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Historic houses near Church Hanborough include Blenheim Palace (2 miles north-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Questions to ask before booking
- Staff numbers and hours
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
- When final numbers are due
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Vans serve one order at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, which suits weddings and parties where everyone eats together. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Live paella in Church Hanborough: local details
Church Hanborough is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX29 area, we can bring the pans to you. Church Hanborough is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Church Hanborough to Oxford (8 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Hanborough station, about 0.8 miles north-east. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Hanborough Manor CofE School, can book us as a food stall.
We cater events across OX29. For events just outside Church Hanborough, we cover Long Hanborough (1 mile north-west), Bladon (2 miles north-east), Worton (2 miles south-east), Woodstock (3 miles north-east) and Begbroke (3 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (8 miles south-east), Didcot (15 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west) and Carterton (10 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Morris Motors Museum (0.8 miles north-east).
- Schools near Church Hanborough include Bartholomew School (2.3 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Hand and Shears pub (within half a mile south)
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Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Collect dietary needs with your RSVPs
- Ensure most guests can sit to eat
- Let us know about other food at the event
Paella is best eaten as soon as it is ready, so we serve when guests are ready.
Add canapé tapas with the drinks or table tapas as a starter while the paella cooks.
Common questions in Church Hanborough
Is Church Hanborough 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.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Peter and St Paul: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you cater in Church Hanborough?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Church Hanborough is within our area. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is halal food available?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in a separate pan.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so contact us early.
Are premium seafood options available?
We will talk through seafood options when we plan your menu.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Where we can cook in Church Hanborough
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Vegan paella
- Vegetable paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Seafood paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Timings and hours
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
- 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