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Wedding Paella Catering in Bolney
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Bolney. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Wedding paella catering for Bolney events
How our wedding paella catering works in Bolney
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the meal arrives hot and generous. On the menu are canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas, and we’re frequently booked for farm and barn venues and parties after a register office wedding.
Near Bolney, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
- Location
- Bolney (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in Bolney
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Bolney book us for events such as:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Food for evening guests
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Mary Magdalene's Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Questions to ask before you book
- The deadline for final numbers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Payment terms and deposit
- The venue requirements
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
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.
Live paella or other catering?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many guests quickly. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why book with us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A clear, itemised quote
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
The process
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. For a summer wedding in Bolney, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is typically served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Bolney
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Questions from Bolney
Is Bolney close to London?
About 35 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Mary Magdalene's Church?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Can paella feel formal?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, tapas, crockery and table service.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
Can you cook indoors?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.
Do you work with our venue?
Of course. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
For event organisers in Bolney
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Bolney
Bolney is about 4 miles north-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Give us the address of your wedding in Bolney, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. We cook in 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 12 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Wivelsfield station, about 4.1 miles south-east. Nearby historic houses include Ockenden Manor (2.5 miles east) and Tyes Place (3.2 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. The South Downs National Park is within about 7 miles of Bolney, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
We cook at weddings all over RH17 and the streets around it. Your wedding could be at a home on The Street, Cherry Lane and Top Street or the roads around them. Other places close to Bolney for wedding paella catering include Crosspost (1 mile south-west), Twineham Green (2 miles south), Twineham (2 miles south), Wineham (3 miles south-west) and Kent Street (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (8 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles east), Burgess Hill (4 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are The Dene Hospital (2.6 miles south-east) and Cuckfield Museum (2.6 miles east). The countryside around Bolney includes Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking before the paella arrives.
Where we can cook in Bolney
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- 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