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Festival & event paella in Castle Green, Surrey
Planning festival paella catering in Castle Green? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Community events and open days
- Village fêtes
Festival paella catering for Castle Green events
Festival paella catering in Castle Green, made fresh on the day
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. On the menu are giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are regularly asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and charity and school events.
At a fête or field event near Castle Green, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
Questions from Castle Green
Do you trade at school fairs around Castle Green?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Is Castle Green close to London?
About 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Can you provide dessert?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so service is quick.
For planners, venues and organisers
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Also in Castle Green
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Provide seating near the food
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Who books festival paella catering in Castle Green?
It brings theatre to the food court.
Whatever you are celebrating in Castle Green, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Charity and school events
- Race days and sports events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Festivals
If your event is in Milford Green and Coxhill Green, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
Questions to ask before booking
- Staff numbers and hours
- How bad weather is handled
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Is live paella right for your event?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What you get with us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our prices page Or The cost guide.
What festival paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Travel, parking and access
- How long we’re needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
- A picture of where we’d cook
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Community events around Castle Green
Castle Green is about 2 miles north-west of Woking, in Surrey. Events in Castle Green are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Castle Green is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cook. Our events stretch from Castle Green to Guildford (6 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Brookwood station is about 2.6 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Lawrence? A paella pan draws people in.
Wherever your event is in GU24, we can cook for your guests. Whether your event is on Scotts Grove Road, Guildford Road and Scott's Grove Close or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Other places close to Castle Green for festival paella catering include Penny Pot (1 mile north-west), Coxhill Green (1 mile north-east), Chobham (1 mile north-east), West End (1 mile west) and Bisley (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (5 miles west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (15 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Brookwood Hospital (1.6 miles south) and Chobham Museum (0.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Castle Green includes Brookwood Lye.
- Nearby schools include Gordon's School (1.6 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Sun Public House (0.7 miles north-east)
What happens on the day
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Summer events in Castle Green have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Related guides
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
- 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