Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Heathfield, Hampshire
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Heathfield. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- County and country shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Festival paella catering for Heathfield events
Festival paella catering in Heathfield, cooked live
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Whether it is race days and sports events and agricultural and county shows, we’ll put together a menu of giant-pan paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
Village fêtes and summer fairs around Heathfield are made for a paella stall. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Heathfield
Do you trade at school fairs around Heathfield?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
How quickly can you serve?
It is one of the quickest hot foods to serve, which suits busy periods.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
For event organisers in Heathfield
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Events we cater in Heathfield
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Heathfield, people book us for events such as:
- Race days and sports events
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Columba, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What your quote should include
- Staff numbers and hours
- When payment is due
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The wet-weather plan
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We set up at the agreed time.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
What happens on the day
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. For an evening event in Heathfield, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
How to prepare
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or PO15 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
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Running an event in Heathfield
Heathfield is about 1 mile west of Fareham, in Hampshire. Across the PO15 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cater in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Heathfield to Southampton (about 9 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Fareham station, about 0.9 miles east. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Ranvilles Infant School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The coast is within about 5 miles of Heathfield, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
For festival paella catering in PO15 and PO14, we plan around your venue and timings. Local streets include Oak Road, Peak Lane and The Avenue; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Catisfield (1 mile west), Titchfield (1 mile west), Funtley (1 mile north), Titchfield Park (2 miles north-west) and Little Posbrook (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (10 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Fareham Shopping Centre (1.6 miles east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (1 mile north-west). Open spaces near Heathfield include Portsdown Hill and Swanwick Lakes.
- Local schools include The Henry Cort Community College (0.8 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Fishermans Arms (0.8 miles west)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Why choose live paella in Heathfield?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What you get with us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Events in Heathfield and across Hampshire
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
How we price festival paella catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How many courses
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The address or venue name
- What the venue already provides
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Nearby places to Heathfield
What else we do in Heathfield
- 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