Britain’s best bonfire nights

By Luke Turner

It’s that time again, when the quiet evening air is punctured by booms, whizzes and the occasional crash. But if you don't fancy getting angry calls from your next-door neighbour, fuming that your impromptu garden fireworks display has put the wind up her beloved cat, check out our pick of the country’s most spectacular bonfire night events

To celebrate the foiling of Guy Fawkes’ dastardly plot to blow up the King and parliament in 1605, towns and villages all around the UK still love to burn and blow up things for one night of the year.

Witness centuries-old traditions – such as firework-throwing processions and effigy burning in Sussex and blazing tar barrels in Dorset – or take the family on a fun night out at huge organised displays in Edinburgh and London. And if you really want to get stuck into the action, try a sponsored fire walk in Nottingham.

We select the 10 best firework displays from around the country over the coming week.