West Sussex · England
Festival Paella Catering in Hammerwood
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hammerwood: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Charity and school events
- Festivals
- Sports clubs and race days
Festival paella catering for Hammerwood events
How we price festival paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Travel, parking and access
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and rough timings
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
- Diets and allergies you know about
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Festival paella catering for your event in Hammerwood
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. Whether it is crew, volunteer and VIP catering and food and music festivals, we will put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella.
Near Hammerwood, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
- Area
- Hammerwood (RH19)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Paella compared with other options
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why book with us
- Catering across West Sussex, including Hammerwood
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Fast service from the pan
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
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.
Hammerwood: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Hammerwood?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is Hammerwood too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Do you cover Hammerwood?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Hammerwood is within our area. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you need water?
We will confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, including West Sussex. Find your area.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements and we will respond.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Hammerwood events: pitches and permissions
Hammerwood is about 3 miles east of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. From the centre of Hammerwood to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 22 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Dormans station, about 2.4 miles north-west. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Stephen, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Hammerwood, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the RH19 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. For events just outside Hammerwood, we cover Ashurst Wood (2 miles south-west), Cowden (2 miles east), Dormansland (2 miles north-west), Dormans Park (2 miles west) and East Grinstead (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (15 miles south-west), Broadfield (11 miles west), Bewbush (12 miles west) and Southgate (10 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Bolebroke Castle (2.9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Hedgecourt Lake.
What happens on the day
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Guests typically gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. At midsummer, events in Hammerwood stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Flat, firm ground
- Trader information and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Hammerwood
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
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Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Schedule crew meals
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Larger pans for peak times.
- 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