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Festival & event paella in Marden's Hill, East Sussex
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Marden's Hill: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Village fêtes
Festival paella catering in Marden's Hill
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Festival paella catering for your event in Marden's Hill
We can trade as a stall or cook for crew, volunteers and VIP areas. Popular choices include giant-pan paella, seafood paella and churros, and we’re regularly asked to cater seasonal markets and village fêtes.
At a fête or field event near Marden's Hill, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Where
- Marden's Hill (TN6)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Your choice of paellas
- Timings and hours
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Guest numbers
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The venue or postcode
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. Just fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. Summer events in Marden's Hill have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
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Marden's Hill: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Marden's Hill for guests?
The closest is Crowborough station, roughly 2.7 miles away.
How far is Marden's Hill from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan for them.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Absolutely. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we will cook a separate pan.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you cover Marden's Hill?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Marden's Hill is within our area. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels.
Giant paella pans
The giant pan is the star.
Perfect for your event in Marden's Hill
It works at small fêtes and big festivals.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Marden's Hill, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- School and charity events
- Festivals
- Sports club events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Crowborough station, about 2.7 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How late numbers can change
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the team stays
Is live paella right for your event?
Burger and hot dog stalls are familiar but similar. A paella pan stands out in a food line-up. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Catering across East Sussex, including Marden's Hill
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Running an event in Marden's Hill
Marden's Hill is about 2 miles north-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cook at events in gardens, halls and venues around Marden's Hill and nearby villages. We cook in 289 places in East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St John's Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St John's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Marden's Hill, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
This part of East Sussex takes in TN6. That could mean an event in a garden on Friars Vale, St John's Road and Marden's Hill or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater events in Friar's Gate (1 mile north-west), Chuck Hatch (2 miles west), Crowborough (2 miles south-east), Steel Cross (2 miles east) and Boarshead (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Lewes (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (15 miles south), Uckfield (7 miles south), South Malling (14 miles south-west), Heathfield (9 miles south-east) and Southover (15 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Bolebroke Castle (3.7 miles north-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Marden's Hill include Crowborough Country Park.
- Nearby schools include Beacon Academy (1.7 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Half Moon Inn (0.7 miles north)
- 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