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Paella Catering in Hughenden Valley
Love Paella cooks live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Hughenden Valley and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Naming days and family parties
- Birthday celebrations
Paella catering for Hughenden Valley events
For event organisers in Hughenden Valley
Organising a club, school or community event in Hughenden Valley? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Paella catering for your event in Hughenden Valley
Almost any venue with a level, ventilated spot will do: a garden, marquee, barn, courtyard or field in and around Hughenden Valley. On the menu are vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and black rice, and we are regularly asked to cater festivals, fairs and school events and retirement celebrations.
Somewhere as small as Hughenden Valley, a garden or field is often the venue. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and a firm spot near where we park makes set-up easier. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Area
- Hughenden Valley (HP14, HP15, HP16)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid in a rich fish stock, finished with lemon wedges. It’s the pan people photograph.
Black rice
Black rice looks dramatic and tastes of the sea, and is popular with adventurous guests.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many guests are eating
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote.
Catering an event in Hughenden Valley
Hughenden Valley is about 2 miles north of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Events in Hughenden Valley are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Hughenden Valley is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Hughenden Valley to Reading (18 miles away).
If you are celebrating after a service at a church like St Michael and All Angels Church, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. For guests coming by train, High Wycombe station is about 2.5 miles away. Hughenden Valley is within about 4 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on vehicles and cooking.
For paella catering in HP14, HP15 and HP16, we plan around your venue. From Trees Road, Orchard Close and Trees Avenue or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. For events just outside Hughenden Valley, we cover Cryers Hill (1 mile east), Lower North Dean (1 mile north-west), Naphill (1 mile west), Four Ashes (1 mile south-east) and Great Kingshill (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (11 miles north), Chesham (7 miles north-east), Marlow (6 miles south), Amersham (7 miles east), Beaconsfield (6 miles south-east) and Chalfont St Peter (9 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (3.3 miles north-east) and Wycombe Hospital (2.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Prestwood Local Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Pipers Corner School (0.5 miles north-east) and The Royal Grammar School (1.8 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Harrow pub (less than half a mile north)
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Where we can cook in Hughenden Valley
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Mixed paella
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Have seats for most of your guests
- Flag any coeliac guests, not just gluten-free preferences
- Count adults and children separately
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
Paella is at its best straight from the pan, so we serve when guests are ready.
Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana finish the meal.
Your questions about paella catering in Hughenden Valley
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is Hughenden Valley close to London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Are premium seafood options available?
Tell us your preferences and we’ll suggest seafood options to suit your menu and budget. Premium options are available.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
What happens on the day
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests typically gather round to watch while it cooks. Evenings in Hughenden Valley stay light until about 9:25pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- Start with the date, the place and the numbers.
- We come back with paellas to suit your guests, plus any extras.
- A week or so before, we confirm the plan.
- We set up, cook from scratch and keep an eye on your timings.
- Guests are served from the pan, and our area is cleared afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
Thinking about paella catering for your event in Hughenden Valley? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Perfect for your event in Hughenden Valley
There is no kitchen needed, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where other catering struggles.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Hughenden Valley and Buckinghamshire:
- Naming days and family parties
- Community events and fairs
- Birthday celebrations
- Company summer parties
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Hughenden Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- How each diet is kept separate
- A clear list of what’s included
- Who provides the crockery
Nearby places to Hughenden Valley
What else we do in Hughenden Valley
- 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