Short answer: Chagford's square is small enough that everything is a minute apart, which suits a cold November evening. Stay afterwards for the sky — Dartmoor's dark skies are at their best from autumn onwards.
Chagford is built around a medieval square with the pubs, cafés and shops on it. On a dark, cold evening that is a real advantage — you are never more than a minute from somewhere warm.
It is also a working village rather than a tourist one, so places are open and busy in November.
Moretonhampstead fireworks, King George V Playing Fields — Friday 6 November. Moretonhampstead is the display for this corner of Dartmoor. The drive over is dark and narrow in November, so leave more time than the map suggests.
Dates and times come from the organisers' own listings and the regional what's-on pages, checked in late October. Small displays are run by volunteers and can move or sell out, so confirm with the organiser before you travel — particularly for anything ticketed.
Going further afield, or the local one does not suit? Every confirmed firework display in Devon is on one page here, listed by date.
The square and the streets around it. Chagford sits in a dip with higher ground around, so anything launched from the village is visible from a good deal of it.
This is the thing to plan around. Dartmoor has some of the darkest skies in England, and early November is in the good season. Twenty minutes out of the village on a clear night, away from the lights, and the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye.
The lanes around Chagford are narrow and unlit, and the moor roads are unfenced with livestock and ponies on them. Take it very slowly after dark.
Bringing a dog to a display is rarely a good idea — see the guide to Bonfire Night with a nervous dog for what actually helps.
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