Kingsbridge Fireworks 2026: Date, Time and Where to Watch

Short answer: Kingsbridge's quay sits at the head of its own estuary with a long-stay car park right beside it — the easiest arrival in the South Hams. The Crabshell Inn is on the quay and Verse is the best meal in the area.

The easiest arrival in the South Hams

Kingsbridge has something the coastal villages around it do not: a long-stay car park right beside the quay. On a November evening when Salcombe's car parks are dark and tight, that is the reason to base yourself here.

The 2026 display

Malborough Playing Fields — Saturday 7 November. The South Hams does this properly, with four village displays across eight days. Malborough is the nearest to Kingsbridge, and the cash-only detail catches people out.

• Bonfire lit 6.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm.
• Cash only, and parking is very limited — walk in if you can.
• Loddiswell Playing Fields run theirs on Saturday 31 October, display around 7.30pm, free with donations.
• Ivybridge Rugby Club, Friday 6 November: gates 5.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm, £6.50 adult, £4.50 child, £20 family.

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.

Where to watch from

• The quay and the embankment — level, with the water alongside.
• The higher streets behind the town, for a view down the estuary.
• The Crabshell Inn, which sits on the quay with seating on two levels.

The estuary empties to mud twice a day, so the reflection depends on the tide — worth a glance at the times if that matters to you.

What is open

• The Crabshell Inn on the quay — the social centre of the town.
• Verse — the best restaurant in the South Hams. Book well ahead; evenings Wednesday to Saturday.
• Seven Stars on Mill Street — reliable and reasonably priced.
• Creeks End Inn — next to the long-stay car park, with a Sunday carvery.
• The Cove at Hope Cove, twenty minutes — open until midnight.

Nearby

Salcombe is fifteen minutes away and plenty of people park in Kingsbridge and take the bus down rather than fight for a space.

Bringing a dog is rarely a good idea on a display night — see the guide to Bonfire Night with a nervous dog for what actually helps.

Practical

• Arrive early — small coastal car parks fill long before the display.
• Take a torch; seafronts and clifftops are unlit off the promenade.
• Dress for standing still in the dark, which is far colder than walking.
• Check the last bus back before settling in somewhere warm.