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Fireworks in London 2011
Fireworks in London 2011
It's been 406 years since Guy Fawkes failed to blow up Parliament but the thwarted Gunpowder Plot is still marked today with an explosive night of fireworks, bonfires and sticky toffee apples. Londoners get in the spirit of the celebrations with Bonfire Night events held across the capital. London's parks provide a picturesque backdrop for the fireworks, from Enfield Town Park in the north to Brockwell Park in the south, Chestnuts Showground in the east to Ravenscourt Park in the west. See our Fireworks in London by Area guide to find the one nearest you. The trick is to find an elevated spot and watch as many of the fireworks displays as you can. The colourful display is just what's needed to brighten up the chilly autumnal night and most displays are supplemented with bonfires, food stalls and funfairs. The following weekend the Lord Mayor's Show continues the fireworks fun with thousands of pounds worth of pyrotechnics set off over the river to mark the beginning of the new mayoral year.
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Friday 4th November 2011
West London is the place to be for an early fireworks show the evening before Guy Fawkes Night with two displays taking place across the region at Westway and, further west, at Kingston where there's sure to be a real party atmosphere with fairground rides and food stalls as well as entertainment from local radio station Radio Jackie running throughout the evening. In the South West there's a display at Wimbledon Park, and if you're in south east London you can enjoy the fireworks displays at Norman Park in Bromley.Venue: Norman Park Fireworks
Address: Haynes Lane, London, BR2 9EF
Time: 5pm-8pm | Gates open 5pm, Bonfire lit 7.30pm, Fireworks 8pm
Price: £5 (Adults), £3 (Children 5-13), FREE (Children Under 5)
Venue: Kingston Fireworks
Address: Kingsmead Athletics & Fitness Centre, London, KT1 3PB
Time: 6.30pm-8pm | Gates open 6.30pm, Fireworks start 8pm - TBC
Price: TBC | 2010 Prices - £4 (Adults), £3 (Children 5-11), FREE (Under 5s)
Address: Maxilla Gardens, London, W10 6NQ
Time: 6pm-7pm | Gates open 6pm, Fireworks start 7pm
Price: FREE
Address: Revelstoke Road, London, SW19 7HX
Time: 6pm-10pm | Gates open 5.15pm, Bonfire lit 6.30pm, Children's Fireworks 6.45pm, Second Bonfire lit 8.15pm, Second Fireworks 8.30pm
Price: £7 (Adults), £5 (Children 16 & under), FREE (Children 4 & under), £20 (Family of 4)
Saturday 5th November 2011
Guy Fawkes NightAcross the whole of London fireworks will be set off on Saturday 5th November, Guy Fawkes night itself, from Southgate in the north to Battersea Park and Brockwell Park in the south, Ravenscourt Park in the west and a fantastic free show at Blackheath in the east. Celebrations at Blackheath include a funfair as well as the fantastic fireworks displays - with an estimated 100,000 people attending it's one of London's biggest free Bonfire Night events. Over at Battersea Park the fireworks are set to music and feature walls of fire and fountains of white light. If you're feeling the pinch and don't want to pay you can always cross the river where you can see the illuminations reflected in the water - a wonderful sight.
Venue: Battersea Park Fireworks
Address: Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, London, SW11 4NJ
Time: 6pm-8pm | Gates open 6pm, Bonfire lit 7.30pm, Fireworks 8pm
Price: In Advance - £6 (Adults) | On the gate - £10 (Adults), FREE (Children Under 10)
Address: Upper North Street / Lindfield Street, Poplar, E14
Date: Saturday 5th November
Time: TBC
Pricing: TBC
Address: Croydon Road Recreation Ground, Bromley, London, BR3 3QL
Time: 6pm-8pm | Gates open 6pm, Fireworks 8pm
Price: £5 (Adults), £3 (Children Under 16 & concs), FREE (Children Under 5)
Address: Shooters Hill Road, London, SE3 0QS
Time: Fireworks at 8pm, display lasts for 30 minutes
Price: FREE
Address: Norwood Road, Brixton, London, SE24 0PA
Date: Saturday 5th November
Time: 4pm (gates open), 8pm (fireworks)
Pricing: Free
Address: Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Time: 6pm-8.30pm | Gates open 6pm, Children's Fireworks 7pm, Fireworks display 8.30pm
Price: £5 (Adults), £3 (Children 5-13), FREE (Children Under 5), £3 (Car Parking)
Address: Corfton Road, Ealing, London, W5 2HS
Time: 6pm-7.30pm | Gates open 6pm, Fireworks display 7.30pm
Price: £6 (Adults), £4 (Children Under 14)
Address: Cecil Road, Enfield, London, EN2 6LE
Time: 6pm-7.30pm | Gates open 6pm, Fireworks display 7.30pm
Price: £6 (Adults), £4 (Children Under 14)
Address: Stebondale Street, E14
Time: TBC
Price: TBC
Address: London Road, Merton, London, SM4 5QX
Time: 5.15pm-10pm | Gates open 5.15pm, First bonfire lit 6.30pm, First display 6.45pm, Second bonfire 8.15pm, Second display 8.30pm, Stalls & Fairground open till 10pm
Price: £7 (Adults), £5 (Children), FREE (Under 4s), £20 (Family)
Address: Ravenscourt Avenue, London, W6 0SL
Time: 6pm-8pm | Gates open 6pm, Children's fireworks 7.15pm, Main fireworks 8pm approx
Price: £6 (Adults), FREE (Children Under 5)
Address: Walker Cricket Ground, Waterfall Road, London, N14 7JZ
Time: 5pm-8pm | Gates open 5pm, Fireworks display 8pm
Price: On the Gate - £6 (Adults), £4 (Children Under 16), FREE (Children Under 4) | In Advance - £5 (Adults), £3 (Children Under 16)
Address: Chestnuts Showground, Forest Road, London, E17 4JF
Time: Gates open 5pm
Price: £4 (Adults), £3 (Children Under 16), FREE (Over 60s, Under 5s)
Address: Viaduct Street / Vallance Road, E2
Phone: 020 7364 6673
Date: Saturday 5th November
Time: TBC
Pricing: TBC
Sunday 6th November 2011
Richmond Rugby Club, Bishop's Avenue London, TW9 2SS5pm-7.30pm
From the Richmond Rugby Football Club and Athletic Ground on the edge of Kew Gardens you can enjoy a spectacular Sunday evening of family fun with the annual Richmond Athletic Association choreographed fireworks display. The Richmond Fireworks Display is the last fireworks event of the Guy Fawkes weekend so if you miss the flaming action first or second time around, then get down to Richmond for a stroll in the park and/or a late pub lunch by the river before taking in the fiery celebrations. There's also a big bonfire where Guy Fawkes will be duly frazzled, some fairground rides, a sumptuous hog roast and glasses of mulled wine aplenty. In the case of bad weather, the main grandstand provides ample shelter.
Saturday 12th November 2011
Lord Mayor's ShowFireworks at 5pm
The Lord Mayor's Show features possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public fireworks shows in the capital: river barges are piled high with explosives and set adrift on the Thames with several fearless firework-ers on board. This annual event has been taking over the streets of London for nearly 800 years now with a parade which involves over 6,000 people, military marching bands, Chinese acrobats, a procession of decorated floats and a gilded State Coach that the Lord Mayor travels in. The procession starts at 11am with an RAF flypast and goes on until about 2.30pm, covering the whole area between Bank and Aldwych with the mayor departing from Mansion House in a golden carriage for the Royal Courts of Justice where he takes an oath of allegiance to the Queen. It's a fun family day out but the grand fireworks finale is what really draws the crowds - the day finishes with one of London's most impressive fireworks displays at 5pm, set off from a barge moored in the Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. Anywhere along the river is a good place to watch from but the best vantage points tend to be around Victoria Embankment and Gabriel's Wharf on the South Bank.
Address: Blackfriars Bridge to Waterloo Bridge | Victoria Embankment, EC4V 3QR
Time: 11am-5pm | Procession 11am-2.30pm, Fireworks 5pm
Price: FREE
Nearest Station: Temple Tube
Fireworks in London 2011 by Area
With fireworks displays taking place all across London it's easy to find one close to you. Some of the larger displays attrac...
Fireworks in London 2011 by Area
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