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Festival Paella Catering in High Hurstwood
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in High Hurstwood and across East Sussex.
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- VIP and hospitality areas
Planning an event in High Hurstwood?
Festival paella catering in High Hurstwood, cooked live
The cooking is part of the show. People stop, watch and come back to eat. Typical bookings include feeding crew and volunteers and village fêtes and summer fairs, serving churros, seafood paella and giant-pan paella.
A fête near High Hurstwood might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we will plan for it. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- High Hurstwood (TN22)
- County
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your event?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
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.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Schedule crew meals
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
We set up at the agreed time.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Your questions about festival paella catering in High Hurstwood
What’s the nearest station to High Hurstwood for guests?
Buxted station, about 1.8 miles south of the centre.
Is High Hurstwood too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements and we will respond.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you come to High Hurstwood?
Yes, we do. High Hurstwood is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The date and rough timings
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Community events around High Hurstwood
High Hurstwood is about 3 miles south-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. From the centre of High Hurstwood to the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cater in 289 places across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 17 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Holy Trinity Church? A paella pan draws people in. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 6 miles of High Hurstwood, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cook at events all over the TN22 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Burnt Oak Road, Chillies Lane and Perrymans Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. For events just outside High Hurstwood, we cover Fairwarp (1 mile west), Sweethaws (1 mile north), Five Ash Down (1 mile south-west), Crowborough (3 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (3 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Lewes (11 miles south-west), Hailsham (12 miles south-east), Uckfield (4 miles south), Polegate (14 miles south), South Malling (11 miles south-west) and Heathfield (6 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (3.3 miles south) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (2.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near High Hurstwood include Brickfield Meadow.
Also near High Hurstwood
Also in High Hurstwood
Working with your venue
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests normally gather round to watch while it cooks. Evening events in High Hurstwood have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, your venue or TN22 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- 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