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Festival & event paella in Goose Green, Kent
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Goose Green. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Open days and community events
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Sports clubs and race days
Festival paella catering near Goose Green
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and it is served hot from the pan at the agreed time. Evening events in Goose Green have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Festival paella catering in Goose Green, cooked live
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. Typical bookings include seasonal markets and agricultural and county shows, serving chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and vegan paella.
Near Goose Green, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. The paella is served straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and a queue moves quickly.
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s 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.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Goose Green
Goose Green is about 4 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Events in Goose Green are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 27 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Hadlow Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Dunstan? A paella pan draws people in.
Wherever your event is in TN11, we can cook for your guests. For events just outside Goose Green, we cover Hadlow (1 mile south-west), West Peckham (1 mile north), Peckham Bush (1 mile south-east), Swanton (2 miles north) and Golden Green (2 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (4 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Tonbridge Castle (4.4 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (5.3 miles south-west).
- Local schools include Hadlow College (1.3 miles south-west) and Hadlow Rural Community School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Harrow pub (0.6 miles south-west)
How we price festival paella catering
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many staff you need
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- What the venue already provides
- Roughly how many adults and children
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Nearby places to Goose Green
What else we do in Goose Green
Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Firm, level ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Goose Green
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Occasions we cook for in Goose Green
It feeds crew and volunteers well.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Goose Green and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Open days and community events
- Agricultural and county shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Race days and sports events
For visitors coming by rail, Yalding station is about 2.5 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- How long the team stays
- How late numbers can change
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
Goose Green questions
Is Goose Green close to London?
About 27 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Goose Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is usually popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
What about pudding?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the details, and we will confirm availability and requirements.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
- 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