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Paella Catering for Felcourt events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Felcourt and the surrounding area.
- Leaving dos and retirements
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Naming days and family parties
Planning an event in Felcourt?
Perfect for your event in Felcourt
It needs no kitchen, so it works in gardens, fields and marquees where plated meals are hard.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Felcourt and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Anniversaries and engagement parties
- Naming days and family parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
Historic houses near Felcourt include Saint Hill Manor (3.7 miles south) and Standen (3.9 miles south). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you are booking one.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- The venue requirements
- The wet-weather plan
- Staff numbers and hours
Paella catering in Felcourt, cooked live
Watching it cook is part of the experience. Guests gather round as the sofrito sizzles and the saffron colours the rice, and the smell does the rest. We’re often asked to cater staff parties and work lunches and christenings and family gatherings, serving seafood paella, paella Valenciana and vegan paella.
In a hamlet or village like Felcourt, your own garden or a neighbour’s field can make a wonderful venue. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Felcourt (RH19, RH7)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
The process
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. Evenings in Felcourt stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the cooking and serving areas need good lighting.
- You share your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan a menu that covers every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The paella cooks as guests gather round.
- We serve hot from the pan and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or RH19 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Felcourt: your questions answered
Is Felcourt too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far is Felcourt from London?
Roughly 24 miles from the centre of London.
Do you come to Felcourt?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Felcourt. For a quote, use our quote form.
Which paellas do you recommend?
That depends on who’s coming. A chicken or mixed paella is normally the most popular, alongside seafood and vegetable or vegan pans.
Is live paella good for a large crowd?
Yes, that’s what it’s made for. We size pans and serving points to your guest list.
What equipment do you bring?
Pans, burners and ingredients all come with us. You provide a suitable spot and access.
What does paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
More for events in Felcourt
Live paella in Felcourt: local details
Felcourt is about 2 miles north of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Felcourt and nearby villages. Felcourt is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. We cook right across the region, from Felcourt to Brighton (about 23 miles away).
Thinking of a picnic-style party in Centenary Fields? Public parks generally need permission from the council or landowner for cooking, so check first. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Dormans station, about 0.8 miles east. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Felcourt, a lovely setting for an outdoor event. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH19 and RH7, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Felcourt Lane, Felcourt Road and Blackberry Road or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Dormans Park (1 mile south-east), Newchapel (1 mile west), Lingfield (1 mile north), Dormansland (1 mile east) and Felbridge (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (8 miles south-west), Horsham (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (12 miles south), Burgess Hill (15 miles south), Broadfield (9 miles south-west) and Bewbush (9 miles south-west).
A little further out are Queen Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (2.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local schools include Imberhorne School (1.8 miles south)
Why choose live paella in Felcourt?
If you want something different from the usual buffet or roast, live paella brings colour, aroma and a touch of Spain to your event in Felcourt. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why Felcourt hosts choose us
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we’re needed on site
- How many guests are eating
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The date and rough timings
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many adults and children
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Planning paella catering in Felcourt? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Choose two or three paellas so every guest has a choice
- Put allergy details in writing
- Request clear labels at the serving table
The rice takes about 20 minutes once it goes in, so we start it at the right moment for your event. If timings shift, we adapt.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Where we can cook in Felcourt
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Felcourt
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
For event organisers in Felcourt
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 keeps things simple.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. 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