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Festival Paella Catering for Fittleworth events
Planning festival paella catering in Fittleworth? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Food and music festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Country shows
Live festival paella catering in Fittleworth
Festival paella catering for your event in Fittleworth
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. Typical bookings include music and food festivals and race days and sports events, serving chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and vegan paella.
At a field event near Fittleworth, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
- Area
- Fittleworth (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Why Fittleworth hosts choose us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Questions from Fittleworth
Which station should guests use for Fittleworth?
The closest is Pulborough station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Do you trade at school fairs around Fittleworth?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Can you cook indoors?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we’ll check availability.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes. There’s a vegan pan next to the others.
Do you come to Fittleworth?
We do. We cook at events in Fittleworth and across West Sussex. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- A level pitch on firm ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
Also near Fittleworth
What else we do in Fittleworth
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice.
Planners, venues and businesses
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Step by step
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. Summer events in Fittleworth have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Related guides
Who books festival paella catering in Fittleworth?
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area and serves them fast.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Fittleworth, people book us for events such as:
- Music and food festivals
- School and charity events
- County and country shows
- Sports club events
Running a fête for a church like The Parish Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
Questions to ask before you book
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether VAT is included
- How late numbers can change
- When payment is due
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
Running an event in Fittleworth
Fittleworth is about 11 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Events in Fittleworth are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Fittleworth is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we cook. Our events stretch from Fittleworth to Guildford (20 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Fittleworth CofE Village School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Pulborough station, about 1.9 miles east. Within about 4 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in RH20, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your event is on Fairmead Close, School Lane and Greatpin Croft or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. If your venue is just outside Fittleworth, we also cover Bedham (1 mile north), Lower Horncroft (1 mile south), Coates (1 mile south-west), Hardham (2 miles south-east) and Coldwaltham (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Horsham (13 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (13 miles south-west), Chichester (13 miles south-west), Littlehampton (11 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south-east).
A little further out are Coates Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Fittleworth include Bignor Hill and The Mens.
- Nearby, you will find The Swan Hotel (0.5 miles south)
What festival paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Guest numbers
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- How many courses
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
Send us the date, your venue or RH20 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
- 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