Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Avon Castle events
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Avon Castle.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
Book wedding paella catering in Avon Castle
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Connect us with your coordinator
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
How our wedding paella catering works in Avon Castle
Paella has a natural rhythm: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served straight away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Whether it’s marquee and garden weddings and food for evening guests, we can cook table tapas, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas and more.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Avon Castle, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
A closer look at the menu
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Occasions we cook for in Avon Castle
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Avon Castle, people book us for events such as:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Big weddings with every diet
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
If you are hoping for photos in Avon Heath Country Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before booking anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- The wet-weather plan
- Who provides the crockery
- VAT, if it applies
Getting married in Avon Castle?
Avon Castle is in Hampshire. Weddings in Avon Castle are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Avon Castle to Southampton (about 19 miles away).
Historic houses near Avon Castle include Avon Tyrrell House (3.5 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. Linbrook Lake nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. The New Forest National Park is within about 5 miles of Avon Castle, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Wedding paella catering in BH24 is planned around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Avon Avenue, Avon Castle Drive and Egmont Drive, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. For weddings just outside Avon Castle, we cover Matchams (1 mile south-west), St Ives (1 mile north-west), Ashley Heath (2 miles north-west) and St Leonards (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (15 miles north-east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), New Milton (8 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east), Ashley (9 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (12 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (2.3 miles west). The countryside around Avon Castle includes Linbrook Lake and St Catherine's Hill.
- Nearby schools include Ringwood Waldorf School (1 mile north) and Ringwood School (1.7 miles north-east)
How it works
When we arrive, 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. For a summer wedding in Avon Castle, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:05pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Avon Castle
Can you cook at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Avon Castle?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, Hampshire included. Find your area.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book 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.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
How we price wedding paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
- Starters, canapés and desserts
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The venue or postcode
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Avon Castle, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Dessert
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
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.
- 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