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Festival & event paella in Woolmer Hill, Surrey
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Woolmer Hill and the surrounding area.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Festivals
- Charity and school events
Live festival paella catering in Woolmer Hill
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Plan seating near the food area
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Larger pans for peak times.
About our festival paella catering in Woolmer Hill
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. For farmers’ and Christmas markets and music and food festivals, we will put together a menu of vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella for your guests.
A fête near Woolmer Hill might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
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The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Woolmer Hill: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Woolmer Hill?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Which station should guests use for Woolmer Hill?
Haslemere station, about 1.5 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Absolutely. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Will there be enough food?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For crew catering, sandwiches are easy but uninspiring. A hot meal keeps crew happy. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What you get with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Why choose festival paella catering in Woolmer Hill?
Crew love a hot meal.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Woolmer Hill and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Music and food festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Seasonal markets
Running a fête for a church like St Paul? A paella pan draws people in.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- How long the team stays
- The wet-weather plan
Planners, venues and businesses
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
What festival paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many staff you need
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we are needed on site
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Expected numbers
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Any dietary needs and allergies
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Woolmer Hill
Woolmer Hill is about 1 mile south-west of Haslemere, in Surrey. For festival paella catering in Woolmer Hill, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 14 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Camelsdale Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, Haslemere station is about 1.5 miles away. Within about 3 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
For festival paella catering in GU27, we plan around your venue and your guests. From Moor Road, Copse Road and Hammer Lane or a nearby road, we can cook there. For events just outside Woolmer Hill, we cover Hammer (1 mile north), Hammer Bottom (1 mile north-west), Shottermill (1 mile north-east), Linchmere (1 mile south-west) and Bramshott Chase (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (12 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.
- Nearby schools include Woolmer Hill School (0.9 miles north) and Woolmer Hill School (0.9 miles north)
- Local pubs include Mill Tavern (0.5 miles north-east)
Step by step
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. Summer events in Woolmer Hill 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 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- 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
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
Get a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
- 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