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Festival & event paella in Pittswood, Kent
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Pittswood.
- Festivals
- Sports clubs and race days
- Charity and school events
Live festival paella catering in Pittswood
Festival paella catering in Pittswood, cooked live
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. For food and music festivals and race days and sports events, we’ll put together a menu of giant-pan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros.
For a village fête or field event near Pittswood, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Organising for someone else?
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.
Organising a club, school or community event in Pittswood? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Running an event in Pittswood
Pittswood is about 2 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your event is in the middle of Pittswood or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 26 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Tonbridge station is about 3 miles away. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Mary's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Wherever your event is in TN11, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as High House Lane and Ashes Lane. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Parker's Green (1 mile south), Hadlow (1 mile east), Golden Green (2 miles south-east), Dunk's Green (2 miles north) and Roughway (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north), Northfleet (14 miles north) and Swanley (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Castle (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include Hadlow Primary School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Three Squirrels pub (under half a mile south-west)
About the dishes
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Timings and hours
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- The date and rough timings
Send us the date, your venue or TN11 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Summer events in Pittswood have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
Ask for a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Why choose festival paella catering in Pittswood?
It copes with peak times, because it is served from big pans.
Here are some of the events we cook for in Pittswood and Kent:
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Festivals
School fairs, for a school like Hadlow Rural Community School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Questions to ask before booking
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether travel is included
FAQs for Pittswood
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Pittswood?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Is Pittswood close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cater in Pittswood?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Pittswood. To check your date, use our quote form.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Will there be enough food?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Is there a vegan option?
Absolutely. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- The event’s site rules and timings
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
Places near Pittswood
Other catering in Pittswood
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
- 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