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Paella Catering in Turners Hill
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event makes the food a highlight of your event in Turners Hill.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Family celebrations and christenings
- Birthday celebrations
Paella catering near Turners Hill
Common questions in Turners Hill
What’s the nearest station to Turners Hill for guests?
East Grinstead station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you cater in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
What is live paella catering?
We arrive with pans, burners and ingredients, cook in front of your guests, and serve at the time you want.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Which paellas do you recommend?
Most events choose two or three: chicken or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. Our menu lists the options.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Paella catering for your event in Turners Hill
Watching it cook is part of the experience. People drift over as the sofrito sizzles and the rice turns gold, and the smell does the rest. We cook black rice, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we’re often booked for leaving dos and retirements and garden parties and summer barbecues.
Somewhere like Turners Hill, a field or garden is frequently the perfect setting. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Area
- Turners Hill (RH10)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in Turners Hill
Live paella is made for outdoor events: it is cooked in the open, served hot and eaten together.
Whatever the occasion, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Engagement and anniversary parties
- Big birthdays
- Christenings and family gatherings
Nearby historic houses include Gravetye Manor (1.6 miles south-east) and Priest House (2.3 miles south-east). Historic venues often limit cooking, so ask early if you’re booking one.
Before you book anyone
- How each diet is kept separate
- Payment terms and deposit
- Whether travel is included
- Space, access and power needs
DIY paella versus live catering
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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 be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
How we price paella catering
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Paella compared with other options
Vans serve one order at a time. A paella pan serves many portions quickly, so everyone can eat at the same time. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Turners Hill
- Fast service from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- We cover Turners Hill and the whole of West Sussex
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
A closer look at the menu
Vegetable and vegan paella
A vegetable paella isn’t an afterthought: artichokes, beans, peppers and saffron, cooked in its own pan.
Black rice
Arroz negro is coloured and flavoured with squid ink, traditionally with alioli. It makes a dramatic second seafood pan.
Planning live paella in Turners Hill
Turners Hill is about 4 miles south-west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Give us the address of your event in Turners Hill, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. We cater in all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 19 miles away.
For guests coming by train, East Grinstead station is about 3.3 miles away. If you are celebrating after a service at a church like Church of St Leonard, live paella at a garden or venue nearby works well. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Turners Hill. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules about vehicles and cooking, so check with yours.
Paella catering in RH10 is planned around your venue. Streets in the area include Church Road, East Street and Willow Ridge, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Crawley Down (1 mile north), Snow Hill (2 miles north), Furnace Wood (3 miles north), Saint Hill Green (3 miles east) and Domewood (3 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Crawley (5 miles west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles north-east) and Broadfield (5 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.6 miles north) and Waterbury Castle (5 miles south-east). Not far away are Hedgecourt Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Crown Public House (within half a mile south)
Also near Turners Hill
What else we do in Turners Hill
For event organisers in Turners Hill
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Turners Hill? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
What we need at the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Mixed paella
- Black rice (arroz negro)
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Vegetable paella
Step by step
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. Around midsummer it stays light in Turners Hill until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter events need lighting where we cook.
- Send us your date, numbers and venue.
- We plan the menu with you, including every diet.
- We arrive early to set up the burners and pans.
- The sofrito, stock and rice go in, and guests gather to watch.
- Service is straight from the pan, then we pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
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- 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