Buying Fireworks FAQs

We deliver nationally via courier, but offer a vastly discounted delivery within a 30 mile radius of our Hemel Hempstead firework shop base. If your postcode is listed below, your area is covered by our local delivery service. If your postcode is not listed here, please see our UK firework delivery page for further information on postage costs. Under 10 miles from our Hemel Hempstead location (£4.99 delivery): AL1, AL2, AL3, AL4, AL5, HA6, HP1, HP2, HP23, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8, LU1, LU6, LU7, WD1, WD17, WD18, WD19, WD2, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5 Under 20 miles from our Hemel Hempstead location (£9.99 delivery) W9, NW5, MK17, TW5, N19, SG17, N18, MK45, MK2, SG12, W3, N8, EN3, N9, SL7, NW6, SG15, SG16, NW3, EN11, EN8, SL95, UB2, W5, N22, EN1, HP14, UB18, W13, W7, N13, UB3, EN10, N21, N10, N14, UB7, SG6, SL3, NW10, N2, NW2, SL1, UB1, HP17, EN7, NW11, N11, SG2, UB4, SL8, UB11, HP12, EN2, SL0, HP27, SL2, UB6, HP19, SG5, HP22, SG13, HA0, N3, N12, HA9, NW4, HP11, UB5, SG14, HP10, UB8, HP20, HP13, SG1, HP21, NW9, UB10, N20, EN4, NW7, HA1, HA2, HA4, HP15, SG4, SG3, HP9, HA3, UB9, HA8, EN5, EN6, LU7, SL9, HA7, AL7, HP16, HA5, AL6, AL9, LU5, LU3, AL8, HA6, WD6 Under 30 miles from our Hemel Hempstead location (£14.99 delivery) SE18, RG40, RG41, RM7, RM9, SE20, SE6, OX44, CR7, KT19, GU19, SM1, KT14, RG5, SM3, RM8, MK46, RM5, SE3, SE26, KT9, OX33, IG11, SE19, RM6, SE7, GU20, SG19, RM4, SG8, SE13, RG4, KT4, CR4, SE23, SM4, CM23, KT15, MK41, KT10, RG12, SE4, SW16, SE27, KT13, E6, SE10, IG3, SE21, SE22, MK19, KT6, SE8, KT5, CM17, KT12, IG6, SE14, IG2, IG1, KT16, E16, RG10, SE24, KT3, E13, SW20, SE15, KT7, SL5, E12, E14, SW17, MK18, SW2, MK16, MK40, MK11, SW19, IG5, SW12, RG42, IG4, CM21, E7, MK12, KT1, KT8, SE5, GU25, TW17, CM16, SE16, IG7, E15, MK14, MK13, SW99, KT2, OX49, MK43, RG9, SW4, SE1P, E3, MK77, SE17, E1W, MK42, TW16, SW18, E11, E98, SW8, CM18, SE11, SW11, SW9, CM20, TW11, TW20, E77, TW12, MK8, TW18, E18, IG8, SW15, EC3N, EC3M, EC3R, EC3A, OX9, E2, E9, EC4R, IG9, IG10, EC2M, EC3, EC2V, EC2R, E10, EC4V, SG18, EC2A, TW15, EC4M, TW10, EC3V, EC4, EC4N, EC2, EC2N, EC4Y, EC2P, MK15, EC1Y, EC4A, EC3P, EC2Y, SW10, EC1A, EC1, WC2R, E8, SW6, TW13, TW1, WC2N, EC1M, WC2, W10, WC2A, EC1N, WC2E, EC1V, MK9, SW3, WC2B, E17, TW2, WC1V, N6, WC1R, WC2H, SW14, EC1R, E5,WC1A, EC1P, EC4P, EC50, MK5, SW7, WC1N, SW5, MK10, WC1X, WC1B, SG10, SG7, CM19, SG9, SG11, WC1, WC1E, WC1H, SW13, W1C, MK6, SL4, TW19, N16, SL6, TW14, W8, W14, E4, W1H, MK4, TW9, N5, W6, TW4, W2, EN9, TW3, W4, TW7, TW6, N15, N7, W11, OX39, MK1, MK3, MK7, N17, N4, HP18, TW8, W12, NW8 London Congestion Charge Zone (£24.99) E1, N1, NW1, W1, SW1 and SE1. Remember – delivery is free to all listed postcodes on orders of £250 and over! If we offer local delivery to your postcode area, you’ll be able to select it at checkout and the correct fee will be applied.

Yes we do! We provide firework displays for a range of events and cater for school firework displays, wedding firework displays and large public or corporate firework displays for both Halloween and Guy Fawkes night. if you’d like further details on our professional displays, please get in touch or take a look at our professional firework displays page for more information

The price of a wedding firework display varies widely, depending on how long you want the display to last, what kind of fireworks you’d like etc. As a rough guide, we offer wedding firework displays starting at £750 and going up to £5000 and over for larger events of a longer duration, with a lot of high-sky action!

Any adult over the age of 18 years old can buy retail fireworks. It is illegal to sell fireworks to anyone under 18 years old, we operate a ‘Think 25 policy’ and anyone who appears under 25 years old will be asked to show photo ID upon delivery or collection or their fireworks.

You can let fireworks off on your own land or property or on another person’s land or property with the owner’s consent 365 days a year between the hours of 7.00am and 11.00pm, till midnight on bonfire night and till 1.00am New Years Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year.

There are four divisions which fireworks fall under, which relates to type of item, level of hazard, net explosive content and noise level.

Category 1 or F1 Fireworks, are fireworks which are intended for use in confined areas, including fireworks which are intended for use inside domestic buildings (i.e. indoor fireworks).

Category 2 or F2 Fireworks, are fireworks which are intended for outdoor use (i.e. garden fireworks) and can have a minimum safety distance for operators of 8 metres, and spectators between 8 and 20 metres.

Category 3 or F3 Fireworks, are fireworks, which are intended for outdoor use in large open areas (i.e. display fireworks for open areas such as fields) and can have a minimum safety distance of 15 metres for operators and 25 metres for spectators.

Category 4 or F4 Fireworks, are not available to members of the public and are for use by persons with specialist knowledge (i.e. professional firework companies).

Legitimate fireworks sold in the UK carry the CE label and are categorised with minimum firework safety distances for each category.

Category 1 – Indoor fireworks

Category 2 – Audience need to be at least an 8 metre distance from fireworks

Category 3 – Audience need to be at least a 25 metres from fireworks

Caged – Audience need to be at least a 25 metre distance from fireworks. These caged barrage fireworks meet uk safety standards for storage by being stored within a pyromesh cage. This metal cage reduces the fire and hazard risk of these more powerful fireworks, until the mesh is opened at the fireworks display prior to being ignited.

Before purchasing fireworks it is always a good idea to check the area you are going to ignite them. In your garden you will need 24m between your viewing area and where you intend to ignite them if you want to buy Cat 3, or 8m for Cat 2 fireworks, these distances are for your own safety and protection as well as making sure you can enjoy the full effect of them when viewing.

30 meters or more is the ideal distance from viewing area to firing site, it’s a good idea to check that there are no overhead obstructions like trees, telephone cables or electricity cables. If you live near an airport check you are not too close to interfere with a flight path.

You may want to notify your neighbours if you are having a display so they can make arrangements for pets, young or the elderly.

The price of fireworks in the UK depends on which fireworks you are looking for. They can start from just a few pounds for a single firework, up to £2000 for a complete fireworks display package. The fireworks display prices depend on the duration, amount of firework shots and intensity.

Unfortunately, Firecrackers cannot be bought legally in the UK anymore. That’s doesn’t mean there are not still some very exciting and loud fireworks available! Just take a look at our product videos to see what we mean.

Yes, Fireworks are legal in the UK. You cannot buy fireworks if you’re under 18. Also, by law you can only set off fireworks between 7am and 11pm unless it’s during certain special occasions such as New Year’s Eve, Diwali, Chinese New Year, which is 1am and Guy Fawkes (5th Nov) which is Midnight.

According to the law you must not set off or throw fireworks (including sparklers) in the street or other public places. Under the law, you must have permission of the land owner to let off fireworks. Also, you should only buy fireworks (including sparklers) from licensed sellers for private use.

Bangers have been illegal to sell or buy in the UK since 1997. This is due to being labelled as potentially harmful and a nuisance firework. Along with Mini rockets, firecrackers, jumping jacks or fireworks with erratic flight and Airbombs.

Yes, you can. Under the law, you must have permission of the land owner to let off fireworks. So if it is your property you can set off your fireworks in your backyard. From sparklers, to fountains or rockets. Always make sure you buy fireworks safe for your garden.

In the UK, you are able to buy fireworks (including sparklers) from the age of 18. It is illegal to possess fireworks under the age of 18. We will ask for ID upon delivery at our discretion.

A 15 minute DIY Firework display can cost anywhere from a firework selection box, or discounted display pack at £25.00 to a display costing upwards of £2,000.00 – with many large Guy Fawkes display costing over £5,000.00.

You must not light fireworks between 11pm and 7am. With the exception of special holidays, like Bonfire night (5th November) which is midnight, Diwali, Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve which is 1am.