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Edenbridge Bonfire

This Kent town builds an eleven metre satirical effigy of a chosen public figure each year and blows it sky high with gunpowder and flame.

7 Nov 2026 · Annually, nearest Saturday to 5 November
Edenbridge, Kent, England
Free
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Worth half a day

A genuine small Kentish market town with an unusually rich medieval streetscape, a fine Norman church, and working markets that give it just enough vitality to reward a deliberate half-day visit rather than a passing glance.

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