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Paella Catering for Wigginton events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Wigginton: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Garden parties and summer barbecues
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
Paella catering near Wigginton
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Paella catering in Wigginton, cooked live
Keep it simple, or go all out: paella on its own, or with canapés, table tapas, desserts and sangria. We’ll recommend what fits your event. Popular choices include vegan paella, mixed paella and seafood paella, and we are regularly asked to cater christenings and family gatherings and retirement celebrations.
In a small place like Wigginton, events are typically in a garden, a field or a nearby hall. Country lanes and long drives are no problem if we know about them, and cooking close to where we can park helps. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Wigginton (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Paella Valenciana
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Planning an evening event in Wigginton? Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May, 9:30pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light to cook and serve by.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Perfect for your event in Wigginton
People book live paella because it is food and entertainment at once. The cooking becomes the centre of the event, and the food is hot and generous.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Summer garden parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Christenings and family gatherings
Nearby historic houses include Broughton Castle (3.5 miles north-east). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one.
What your quote should include
- The venue requirements
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit and payment dates
- If the price includes VAT
Wigginton questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of Saint Giles?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Wigginton too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Can you feed plenty of people?
Yes, that’s what it is made for. We plan the number of pans and serving points around your numbers.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Is paella a full meal?
Yes. Paella with bread and salad makes a full main course, and tapas or dessert can be added.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Wigginton.
Paella catering around Wigginton
Wigginton is about 6 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We cater events at gardens, halls and venues around Wigginton. Wigginton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Wigginton to Oxford (19 miles away).
For a christening or wedding at a church such as Church of Saint Giles, a paella lunch or reception nearby is an easy way to feed everyone.
For paella catering in OX15, we plan around your venue and timings. Whether your event is on Wigginton Road and Oxhey Rise or a nearby road, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Wigginton, we also cover South Newington (1 mile east), Swerford (1 mile south-west), Hook Norton (2 miles west), Great Tew (2 miles south) and Little Tew (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Banbury (6 miles north-east), Bicester (13 miles south-east), Witney (15 miles south), Kidlington (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east) and Chipping Norton (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Old Forge Museum (Great Tew) (2.4 miles south) and Horton General Hospital (5.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Crouch Hill.
- Local pubs include The White Swan Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The paellas you choose
Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the event is
- Expected numbers
Send us the date, your venue or OX15 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Mention any other courses or food
- Plan a meat, a seafood and a vegetable or vegan pan
- Count adults and children separately
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
Paella is best eaten as soon as it’s ready, so we plan service for when guests are ready to eat.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or serve your own cake.
A closer look at the menu
Paella Valenciana
In Valencia, the recipe is fiercely debated. The classic version is chicken, green beans and butter beans with saffron, and it’s a crowd-pleaser.
Black rice
Arroz negro is coloured and flavoured with squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It is a striking addition to a seafood menu.
Nearby places to Wigginton
Also in Wigginton
- 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