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Festival Paella Catering in Northchapel
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Northchapel: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Food and music festivals
- Village fêtes
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
Planning an event in Northchapel?
Your questions about festival paella catering in Northchapel
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is Northchapel too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we’ll let you know if we’re available.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria, yes. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Festival paella catering for your event in Northchapel
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, from arrival times to waste. We cook seafood paella, vegan paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re often booked for open days and community events and feeding crew and volunteers.
At a field event near Northchapel, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Location
- Northchapel (GU28)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
DIY paella versus live catering
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. For an evening event in Northchapel, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Tell us when you want to eat
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Northchapel? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Towns and villages near Northchapel
What else we do in Northchapel
Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why us?
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Catering across West Sussex, including Northchapel
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Take a look at How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Northchapel
Northchapel is about 12 miles south-east of Farnham, in West Sussex. Wherever your event is in the GU28 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cater in all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 13 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as The Parish Church of St Michael, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Haslemere station is about 4 miles away. Within about 6 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Festival paella catering in GU28 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include Pipers Lane, Valentines Lea and St Michaels Close; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Northchapel, we also cover Ebernoe (2 miles south-east), Shillinglee (2 miles north-east), Lurgashall (2 miles south-west), Ansteadbrook (2 miles north-west) and Ramsnest Common (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Horsham (14 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south-east), Billingshurst (9 miles east), Roffey (15 miles east), Southwater (13 miles east) and Midhurst (7 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Haslemere and District Hospital (3.7 miles north-west) and North Ambersham (2.7 miles west). Open spaces near Northchapel include Shillinglee Lake and Blackdown.
- Pubs nearby include Deepwell Tavern (less than half a mile west)
Before you choose a spot
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- A level pitch on firm ground
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Northchapel
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
What festival paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Travel, parking and access
- How many courses
- Whether you need crockery
- The paellas you choose
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and when you want to eat
Send us the date, your venue or GU28 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Why choose festival paella catering in Northchapel?
It brings theatre to the food court.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Festivals
- Charity and school events
- VIP and hospitality areas
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Northchapel Community Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Staff numbers and hours
- When final numbers are due
- A clear list of what’s included
- Payment terms and deposit
- 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