Caterers in Downham Market
Catering in Downham Market and south-west Norfolk.
We're Rudd Catering - a family-run team based at South Wootton near King's Lynn, catering weddings, corporate events, private parties and funeral receptions across Downham Market and south-west Norfolk. No fixed packages: every menu is built around you, your venue and your guests.
Downham Market is barely twenty minutes from our kitchen, so it's very much home ground. From village halls and market town venues to barns and marquees in the surrounding countryside, we bring the same approach everywhere: modern British food built on fresh Norfolk produce, prepared by our own team and served by people who care about your day going well.
Because we cater marquee weddings and garden parties week in, week out, a venue without a kitchen is no obstacle. We arrive early, set up a working kitchen on site, and stay right through to the end - tables cleared, glassware collected, everything left as we found it. Ryan or Sophie will personally walk through the plan with you beforehand.
We cover Downham Market and the surrounding area - Watlington, Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph, Denver, Upwell, Outwell and everywhere in between - as well as the wider south-west of the county.
What we cater in Downham Market
One team, every kind of occasion.
Weddings
Barns, country houses, marquees and private gardens. Plated wedding breakfasts, sharing platters, evening food and a full bar service - every menu tailored to the two of you.
Wedding cateringCorporate
Business lunches, awards evenings, conferences and summer parties. Reliable, discreet and on time.
Corporate cateringPrivate parties
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, christenings and garden parties. From afternoon tea to hog roasts and sharing feasts, at home or at a hired venue.
Private party cateringFuneral receptions
Quietly organised, generous buffets and afternoon teas for wakes and celebrations of life - handled with care at a difficult time.
Funeral catering
“On our tasting evening we fell in love with the pure passion for food that Ryan and Sophie shared with us, we knew that they would be our caterers for our perfect Day!”
Menus and pricing
Honest guide prices, tailored quotes.
As a guide, hog roasts start from £36 per guest, afternoon tea from £42, and plated wedding menus from £59 per guest. Every event is quoted individually in writing, and Downham Market events carry no travel charge at all. The full detail is on our menus page.
Downham Market catering questions
The practical answers, plainly.
- Do you cater events in Downham Market?
- Yes - it's barely twenty minutes from our kitchen at South Wootton. We cater weddings, corporate events, private parties and funeral receptions across Downham Market and south-west Norfolk throughout the year.
- Is there a travel charge for Downham Market events?
- No. Downham Market is well within our normal working area, so there's no travel charge. Events more than 25 miles from PE30 may carry a small additional charge, which we always confirm in your written quote.
- What kinds of events do you cater in Downham Market?
- Weddings in barns, country houses and village venues, corporate lunches and awards evenings, milestone birthdays, christenings, anniversary parties and funeral receptions. We also offer private dining, afternoon tea, sharing platters and hog roasts across south-west Norfolk.
- Can you cater at a venue that has no kitchen?
- Almost always, yes. Marquees, barns, village halls and gardens are our bread and butter - we bring everything we need with us and set up a working kitchen on site. If we haven't catered at your venue before, we'll happily visit beforehand to plan it properly.
- How much does catering in Downham Market cost?
- Every menu is quoted individually, but as a guide: hog roasts start from £36 per guest, afternoon tea from £42, and plated wedding menus from £59 per guest. Our menus and pricing page has the full detail, and Ryan will confirm exact figures in a tailored proposal.
- How far ahead should we book for a Downham Market event?
- For summer weddings we recommend getting in touch 12 to 18 months ahead, as peak Saturdays go quickly. Corporate events, parties and funeral receptions can often be arranged at much shorter notice - it's always worth asking, even at the last minute.
Planning an event in Downham Market?
Tell us the date, the venue and the numbers - Ryan will come back to you personally with a menu and a proposal shaped around your day.