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Festival Paella Catering in Shipley Bridge
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Shipley Bridge and across Surrey.
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Music and food festivals
Book festival paella catering in Shipley Bridge
A closer look at the menu
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Festival paella catering for your event in Shipley Bridge
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. For race days and sports events and christmas and farmers’ markets, we can cook seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros and more.
Near Shipley Bridge, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
What festival paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
- The number of people
Larger events normally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
- What the venue already provides
Thinking about festival paella catering for your event in Shipley Bridge? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
Perfect for your event in Shipley Bridge
It brings theatre to the food court.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Sports clubs and race days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open days and community events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Bartholomew, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before booking anyone
- How bad weather is handled
- Allergen information for each dish
- When final numbers are due
- Travel and parking costs
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. Summer events in Shipley Bridge have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We clear and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Common questions in Shipley Bridge
Do you trade at school fairs around Shipley Bridge?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Could we have live paella in Worth Park Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Will there be enough food?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Let us know about any other food. See how much paella per person.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Shipley Bridge? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Running an event in Shipley Bridge
Shipley Bridge is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. We bring festival paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Shipley Bridge and nearby villages. Shipley Bridge is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Gatwick Airport station is about 1.2 miles away. School fairs, for a school like Forge Wood Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in RH6, we can bring festival paella catering to you. Whether your event is on Antlands Lane, Antlands Lane East and Peeks Brook Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Shipley Bridge, we cover Burstow (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north), Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west), Copthorne (1 mile south-east) and Forge Wood (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (7 miles north-west), Caterham (10 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.1 miles east) and County Mall (3.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Shipley Bridge include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local schools include The Gatwick School (1.4 miles south-west) and Oakwood School (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Shipley Bridge pub (within half a mile east)
Planning the cooking area
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but a few things matter:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Your trader pack and site rules
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
Places near Shipley Bridge
Other catering in Shipley Bridge
- 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