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Festival & event paella in Three Bridges, West Sussex
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Three Bridges.
- Food and music festivals
- Charity and school events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Book festival paella catering in Three Bridges
About the dishes
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
How our festival paella catering works in Three Bridges
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Typical bookings include festivals and agricultural and county shows, serving chicken and chorizo paella, churros and giant-pan paella.
In Three Bridges, one trader covering most diets keeps it simple. Paella does exactly that. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Area
- Three Bridges (RH10)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What we need at the venue
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- A pitch away from tents and structures
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
Fairs, fêtes and events in Three Bridges
Three Bridges is about 1 mile east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Events in Three Bridges are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover 371 places across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Barnabas', a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Three Bridges station is in Three Bridges itself.
We cater events across RH10 and the streets around it. Your event could be at a home on Ash Road, Mill Road and North Road. Other places close to Three Bridges for festival paella catering include Pound Hill (1 mile north-east), Worth (1 mile south-east), Maidenbower (1 mile south-east), Tilgate (1 mile south-west) and Crawley (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (14 miles south-west) and Bewbush (3 miles west).
A little further out are Crawley Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Crawley Museum (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Three Bridges includes Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Three Bridges include Hazelwick School (0.6 miles north) and Central Sussex College (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Snooty Fox pub (under half a mile north)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Step by step
A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you’re ready to eat. At midsummer, events in Three Bridges stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Send us the date, your venue or RH10 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Places near Three Bridges
Also in Three Bridges
Live paella or other catering?
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. Live paella often compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Events in Three Bridges and across West Sussex
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- A quote that spells everything out
- Fast service from the pan
See How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
How we price festival paella catering
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Timings and hours
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The number of people
- Waiting and bar staff
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
- What the venue already provides
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check allergen info is on display
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
Questions from Three Bridges
Can you cook in Grattons Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How far is Three Bridges from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London.
What do you need at the pitch?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
Will there be enough food?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you come to Three Bridges?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Three Bridges and the rest of West Sussex. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
- 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