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Festival & event paella in Lenham Forstal, Kent
Looking for festival paella catering in Lenham Forstal? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Race days and sports events
- Open days and community events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Festival paella catering near Lenham Forstal
Festival paella catering in Lenham Forstal, cooked live
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. We cook giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are regularly asked to cater feeding crew and volunteers and summer fairs and fêtes.
At a fête or field event near Lenham Forstal, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Questions from Lenham Forstal
Can you cook in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Lenham Forstal?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
How much is live paella catering?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
How we price festival paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Guest numbers
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
Send us the date, your venue or ME17 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is served at its best. At midsummer, events in Lenham Forstal stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- 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.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
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Why live cooking beats a buffet
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Larger events typically cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- We cover Lenham Forstal and the whole of Kent
- No hidden extras in your quote
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Space, weather and the venue
We will be honest if a space will not work. The main points are:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Firm, level ground
- Your trader pack and site rules
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we offer
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Occasions we cook for in Lenham Forstal
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- School and charity events
- Food and music festivals
- Race days and sports events
- VIP and hospitality areas
If your event is in Kiln Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if it rains
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the team stays
Fairs, fêtes and events in Lenham Forstal
Lenham Forstal is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cater events at homes, gardens and venues in Lenham Forstal and nearby villages. Lenham Forstal is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Lenham station is about 1.7 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Church of the Holy Trinity? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Lenham Forstal, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in ME17, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on The Forstal, Mount Castle Lane and Burgess Fields or the roads around them. Other places close to Lenham Forstal for festival paella catering include Lenham Heath (1 mile south-east), Charing Heath (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Green (1 mile south), Leadingcross Green (2 miles north-west) and Lenham (2 miles north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east) and Minster (14 miles north).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (2.3 miles south-west).
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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.
- 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