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Event Catering

Sports Club Catering Cornwall | Buffets, Pasties & Match Day Food for Clubs

Match Day Buffets & Club Catering Across Cornwall Every rugby club, football club and cricket club in Cornwall has the same problem on match day, presentation night or end of season: someone's got to sort the food. And it's usually the same volunteer who did it last year, cobbling together supermarket platters in the clubhouse kitchen at the last minute. There's a better way. Salt Wind Catering delivers ready-to-serve buffets, hot pasties, grazing platters and match day food direct to...

L Chef Lowen

23 Sept 2024 8 min read

Event Catering

Summer Party Catering Cornwall | BBQs, Buffets & Garden Food

Summer Party Catering — BBQs, Hog Roasts & Outdoor Food for Cornwall's Best Season When the sun comes out in Cornwall, the parties start. Garden birthdays, milestone celebrations in a field, sports club end-of-season events, school fetes, and long evenings with friends around a fire pit. Whatever the occasion, Salt Wind Catering brings the food, the kit, and the cooking — you just enjoy the weather. BBQ & Hog Roast — The Natural Summer Choice Our BBQ catering is the ultimate summer party...

L Chef Lowen

13 Sept 2024 3 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Callington | Kit Hill Views, Barn Weddings, All Sorted

Catering in Callington — Kit Hill Country, Tamar Valley, Properly Fed Callington is a market town in east Cornwall on the A388 between Launceston and Saltash, with Kit Hill — one of Cornwall's most recognisable landmarks — rising above it to the north. The surrounding countryside stretches into the Tamar Valley AONB, past Gunnislake, Stoke Climsland, Pensilva, St Dominick, and Bere Alston. It's a rural area with a strong farming and community character — village hall events, agricultural...

T Tristan

13 Sept 2024 4 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Marazion | St Michael's Mount as Your Backdrop

Catering in Marazion — St Michael's Mount on Your Doorstep, Proper Food on Your Table Marazion is one of Cornwall's oldest chartered towns and one of the most photographed spots in the county. St Michael's Mount rising out of Mount's Bay, the long beach stretching towards Penzance, independent galleries and shops along the main street, and sunsets that stop people in their tracks. It's a place where events feel special without trying. Weddings here come with a backdrop that most venues can...

T Tristan

12 Sept 2024 5 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Pool & Illogan | Literally on Our Doorstep

Catering in Pool & Illogan — Five Minutes Away, Fresher Than Anywhere Else Pool and Illogan sit right in the middle of the Redruth–Camborne corridor — which means they're literally on our doorstep. Salt Wind Catering is based at 37 Fore Street in Redruth. When you order catering in Pool or Illogan, your food has barely travelled at all. We're talking three to five minutes from our kitchen to your door — fresher food, simpler logistics, and a caterer who can actually respond when something...

T Tristan

12 Sept 2024 6 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering on the Roseland | Hidden Creeks, Stunning Receptions

Catering in the Roseland — Cornwall's Most Beautiful Peninsula, Properly Fed The Roseland Peninsula and Cornwall's south coast villages are some of the most beautiful corners of the county. From St Mawes and Portscatho to Gorran Haven, Veryan, and the Helford River — hidden creeks, subtropical gardens, tiny fishing harbours, and country lanes through some of Cornwall's finest countryside. This is prime wedding and celebration territory. Caerhays Castle, the Hotel Tresanton, the Nare Hotel,...

T Tristan

8 Sept 2024 5 min read

Event Catering

Hen & Stag Party Catering Cornwall | Party Food & Drink Stations

Hen & Stag Party Food That's Actually Worth Eating Cornwall is one of the top hen and stag destinations in the country — and the food should be as good as the location. Whether you're in a rented house, a barn venue, or a holiday park, Salt Wind Catering delivers party food that fuels the celebration properly. Hen Party Favourites Our Pimp Your Prosecco station is the absolute must-have for hen parties. Pair with our Eton Mess dessert station and grazing platters for a stunning spread....

D Demelza

29 Aug 2024 1 min read

Catering Services

Breakfast Catering Cornwall | Corporate & Event Breakfast Delivery

Breakfast Catering — Start Your Event the Right Way Most caterers don't want to know about breakfast. It means early starts, tight timings, and food that has to be perfect at 7am when nobody's had coffee yet. At Salt Wind Catering , we've been doing early morning catering for corporate clients, film crews, and event organisers across Cornwall for years. It's one of the things we do best. What We Offer Hot breakfast baps stuffed with proper bacon, sausage, egg — or all three. Croissant and...

K Chef Kitto

21 Aug 2024 2 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Charlestown | Georgian Harbour Weddings Done Right

Catering in Charlestown — Tall Ships, Georgian Harbour, Great Food Charlestown is one of the most photogenic spots in Cornwall — a perfectly preserved Georgian harbour built for the china clay trade, now famous for its tall ships, film location credits, and a setting that belongs on a postcard. Poldark was filmed here. So were Mansfield Park, The Eagle, and a dozen other productions. The Shipwreck Rescue & Heritage Centre sits in the old clay dry, the harbourside pubs serve food with views,...

T Tristan

11 Aug 2024 4 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Rock & Polzeath | Buffets, Hog Roasts & BBQs | Salt Wind Catering

Catering in Rock & Polzeath — North Cornwall's Golden Coast, Properly Fed Rock and Polzeath sit on the north side of the Camel Estuary, looking across the water towards Padstow — and they've become two of Cornwall's most sought-after destinations. Rock has its sailing heritage at Rock Sailing Club, a ferry across to Padstow, and a reputation for some of the most impressive holiday houses in Cornwall. Polzeath draws surfers and families to its wide sandy beach, with Daymer Bay and Trebetherick...

T Tristan

9 Aug 2024 3 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Event Catering in Mullion | Hog Roasts, BBQs & Buffets on the Lizard

Event Catering in Mullion — Hog Roasts, BBQs & Buffets on the Western Lizard Mullion sits on the western edge of the Lizard Peninsula — dramatic cliffs at Mullion Cove, the sheltered harbour, the sweep of Poldhu Beach where Marconi sent his first transatlantic radio signal, and the wildflower meadows above Gunwalloe Church Cove. The area draws weddings, holiday celebrations, and community events to venues with views that make any occasion feel special. Salt Wind Catering provides...

T Tristan

8 Aug 2024 3 min read

Catering in Cornwall

Catering in Plymouth | Royal William Yard to the Hoe, We Deliver

Catering in Plymouth — The South-West's Biggest City, Properly Fed Plymouth is the largest city in the south-west and one of the UK's great naval cities. You've got the iconic Plymouth Hoe overlooking the Sound, the beautifully restored Royal William Yard , the historic Barbican quarter, and Mount Edgcumbe just across the water on the Cornish side of the Tamar. It's a city with range — from intimate harbourside weddings to conferences for hundreds, military celebrations, and university...

T Tristan

4 Aug 2024 7 min read

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