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Festival Paella Catering in Peaks Hill
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Peaks Hill and across Greater London.
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Community events and open days
- Food and music festivals
Festival paella catering for Peaks Hill events
Festival paella catering in Peaks Hill, made fresh on the day
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. We are often asked to cater farmers’ and Christmas markets and school and charity events, with seafood paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella.
London street parties and fairs in Peaks Hill need careful planning around road closures and access. Tell us the pitch details and timings. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Location
- Peaks Hill (CR8, SM6)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
The process
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests generally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. Summer events in Peaks Hill have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
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Event catering near Peaks Hill
Peaks Hill is about 1 mile north-west of Purley, in Greater London. For an event in Peaks Hill, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Peaks Hill. We cater in 764 places in Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mark? A paella pan draws people in. If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Coloma Convent Girls' School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
We cook at events all over the CR8 and SM6 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Furze Lane, Birch Lane and Plough Lane or the roads around them. With the A2022 close by, Peaks Hill is easy for us to reach with everything for your event. If your venue is just outside Peaks Hill, we also cover Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north), Woodcote (1 mile south-west), Purley (1 mile south-east) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (12 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (13 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include County Borough of Croydon (2.4 miles north-east) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (0.7 miles east). Not far away are Duppas Hill and Roundshaw Downs.
- Local schools include Laleham Lea School (less than half a mile north-west) and Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (under half a mile east)
- Local pubs include The Foxley Hatch pub (0.6 miles south-east)
Occasions we cook for in Peaks Hill
It covers several diets with one trader, which saves pitches.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Peaks Hill and Greater London:
- Village fêtes
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Open days
- Food and music festivals
Events in parks such as Carshalton Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
What your quote should include
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How each diet is kept separate
- Staff numbers and hours
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
- Travel, parking and access
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The venue or postcode
- The courses you’d like
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
Peaks Hill is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Check allergen info is on display
- Put picnic tables near the traders
Crew meals are served at set times.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Why choose live paella in Peaks Hill?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why us?
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- We cover Peaks Hill and the whole of Greater London
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Take a look at Our prices page Or What paella catering costs.
Peaks Hill questions
Can you cook in Carshalton Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Peaks Hill?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables are available.
Do you need power?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you have the documents we need?
Tell us what the event needs and we will send it with our application.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information, and we’ll let you know if we are available.
- 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