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Festival Paella Catering for Stockland Green events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Stockland Green and across Kent.
- Open days
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- School fairs and fundraisers
Festival paella catering for Stockland Green events
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
How our festival paella catering works in Stockland Green
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That makes life easier for organisers. We’re frequently asked to cater farmers’ and Christmas markets and sports clubs and race days, with chicken and chorizo paella, seafood paella and churros.
Near Stockland Green, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hot-food stall is a big help. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
What festival paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How long we’re needed on site
- Distance and access to the venue
- Guest numbers
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.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of the space, if you can
- The address or venue name
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The courses you’d like
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are 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 saves passing messages back and forth.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Should I cook it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Is live paella right for your event?
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different in a food line-up. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why Stockland Green hosts choose us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Events we cater in Stockland Green
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Music and food festivals
- Sports clubs and race days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- Travel and parking costs
- How long the team stays
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
Stockland Green: your questions answered
Can you cook in Barnett's Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Which station should guests use for Stockland Green?
High Brooms station, about 2 miles east of the centre.
What space do you need to cook?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
What about pudding?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
What documents can you send?
Send your requirements and we will include them with our application.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can you serve drinks?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
How it works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. For an evening event in Stockland Green, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- It starts with your event details and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Get a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Stockland Green events: pitches and permissions
Stockland Green is about 2 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Wherever your event is in the TN3 area, we will come to your venue or garden. Stockland Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Stockland Green to Brighton (about 27 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in parks such as Barnett's Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Stockland Green, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the TN3 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Stockland Green Road and Etherington Hill; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Stockland Green, we also cover Speldhurst (1 mile west), Bidborough (1 mile north), Southborough (1 mile east), Bullingstone (1 mile south-west) and Printstile (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Tonbridge (4 miles north-east), Kings Hill (11 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (7 miles east) and Snodland (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Place (2 miles south-east) and Tonbridge Castle (3.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Stockland Green include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Schools near Stockland Green include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (1.1 miles south-east) and St Gregory's Catholic School (1.2 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Beehive Public House (0.6 miles north-east)
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What else we do in Stockland Green
- 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