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Festival & event paella in Cranbrook Common, Kent
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Cranbrook Common: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Sports club events
- Community events and open days
Festival paella catering in Cranbrook Common
About our festival paella catering in Cranbrook Common
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. Whether it’s village fêtes and summer fairs and country shows, we will put together a menu of giant-pan paella, seafood paella and vegan paella.
Rural events near Cranbrook Common can be a long way from food outlets, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
How the day works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Summer events in Cranbrook Common have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Cranbrook Common
How far is Cranbrook Common from London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station should guests use for Cranbrook Common?
Staplehurst station, about 3.5 miles north of the centre.
Will there be enough food?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Let us know about any other food. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you need water?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we will confirm what we need.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- The paellas you choose
- Guest numbers
- Travel, parking and access
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
These details help us quote quickly:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose live paella in Cranbrook Common?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Cranbrook Common
- Sangria and bar staff available
- We cover Cranbrook Common and the whole of Kent
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Who books festival paella catering in Cranbrook Common?
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Country shows
- Community events and open days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- School and charity events
For visitors coming by rail, Staplehurst station is about 3.5 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and parking costs
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Provide seating near the food
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Schedule crew meals
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Places near Cranbrook Common
More for events in Cranbrook Common
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Cranbrook Common? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Community events around Cranbrook Common
Cranbrook Common is about 10 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Cranbrook Common, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Cranbrook Common. Cranbrook Common is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 25 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Cranbrook School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like Church of the Holy Trinity? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Cranbrook Common, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in TN17. For events just outside Cranbrook Common, we cover Sissinghurst (1 mile south), Wilsley Pound (1 mile south-west), Knox Bridge (1 mile north), Wilsley Green (2 miles south-west) and Frittenden (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (13 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (12 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (1 mile east) and Sissinghurst Castle (1 mile east).
- Nearby, you will find The Bull Public House (0.9 miles south)
A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Should I cook it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
- 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