2025's Top Pyro Picks: Best Rockets For Any Budget

Who doesn’t love a rocket? The whoosh, the lift, the bang, and then that glittering burst that fills the sky — rockets are the crown jewels of any firework display. They’re the moment when the crowd stops chatting, looks up, and goes “oooooh” in unison.

Whether you’re putting on a back garden show or building a full-scale Bonfire Night extravaganza, rockets bring the drama. They add height, spectacle, and sheer noise — the perfect way to punctuate your display.

Here at Epic Fireworks, we stock the biggest and best rockets you can buy in the UK. Some are wallet-friendly, others are sky-filling showstoppers — but all of them deliver that classic rocket magic.

Below we’ve rounded up the very best firework rockets on the market. Think of it as your rocket shopping list: tried, tested, and guaranteed to impress.

Sky Hunters

“This pack is unbelievable quality ....each rocket produces a huge burst and effect that leaves your audience astounded ....will be buying plenty more” – 5 Stars, Tony

Sky Hunters are highly regarded as the pound-for-pound kings of rockets. Each pack includes five large 1.3G rockets with sensational, colourful effects: brocade to red starburst, brocade to blue stars with white glitter, brocade crown with red glittering stars, brocade crown with blue stars, and a massive single brocade crown. A pack that guarantees variety and sky-filling drama.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 1030mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 60mm
Noise Rating: 10/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £29.94 (RRP £49.99)

Buy Sky Hunters rocket pack today

The King

“The ONLY way to finish of your display, normaly rockets workout expensive for the duration of the effect but the king has an amazing hang time and a stunning falling golden glittering effect which everyone loves.” – 5 Stars, Matthew R

The King lives up to its name. On detonation, it fills the sky with a huge golden willow canopy, with glittering stars hanging majestically in the night air. It’s the rocket that turns heads, stops conversations, and makes a finale unforgettable.

Specifications:
Total Length of Firework: 1240mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 80mm
Noise Rating: 8/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £19.98 (RRP £39.99)

Buy The King rocket today

Red Ball Head

“A display quality shell rocket with a stunning effect, normally reserved for professional displays. Simply stunning." – 5 Stars, Tony

The Red Ball Head rocket is essentially a shell on a stick, and it performs like one too. Each launch delivers a thunderous report followed by red stars and a huge golden corolla that expands and glitters. A rocket that brings serious impact and feels straight out of a professional display.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 990mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 70mm
Noise Rating: 8/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £19.98 (RRP £39.99)

Buy Red Ball Head rockets today

VSR2 Rocket Pack by Vivid Pyrotechnics

“Best rockets at a good price. Big, loud spread. Puts others to shame. Have spent the same on one big rocket which wasn't as good. BUY THESE.” – 5 Stars, Ben

The VSR2 pack from Vivid Pyrotechnics is one of the most innovative rocket sets in the UK. Each of the six 1.3G ball head rockets acts like a 2" display shell on a stick, delivering spherical bursts packed with colour and variety. Effects include golden brocades, weeping willows, blue pistils, crackling dragon eggs, and ghosting cores — high-end looks at an affordable price.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 700mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 51mm
Noise Rating: 9/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £24.96 (RRP £31.99)

Buy the VSR2 rocket pack today

Black Hawk Rockets

“These rockets are great, each one has a different visual effect and colour and the bang is seriously loud, they even set off a couple of car alarms on the street with the shock. Real show stoppers for a decent garden display, and will leave have the neighbourhood staring at the sky.” – 5 Stars, Daryl

The Black Hawk rocket pack includes five powerful 1.3G rockets, each with 60 grams of explosive content. Expect sky-filling bursts of golden brocade, green palms, bronze willows, dirty gold crowns, and crackling effects. Loud, varied, and explosive — Black Hawks guarantee bang for your buck.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 1040mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 60mm
Noise Rating: 10/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £19.98 (RRP £59.99)

Buy Black Hawk rockets today

Space Blaster

“Awesome value once again from Epic...The massive burst from these medium rockets defies belief! My favourite effect is the gold willow burst which had a hang time of about 5 seconds. I'd recommend these to anyone- I'll definitely buy them again.” – 5 Stars, Mark

Space Blaster rockets are mid-sized but mighty. Each pack includes five rockets with varied effects — golden willows, coloured palms, crackling peonies, and more. They’re loud, they’re bright, and the spread is much bigger than you’d expect at this price.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 630mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 30mm
Noise Rating: 8/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £14.94 (RRP £29.99)

Buy the Space Blaster rocket pack today

The King Reborn

The King Reborn is a very large rocket with an explosive content of 180g — near the UK’s legal maximum. Its burst fills the sky with a glittering golden canopy, the kind usually reserved for big public displays. A true showstopper.

Specifications:
Total Length of Firework: 1240mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 80mm
Noise Rating: 9/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £29.94 (RRP £32.99)

Buy The King Reborn rocket today

Super Bomben Rockets

Funke’s Super Bomben rockets are some of the finest in the UK. Each pack includes six premium rockets with 100g payloads, launching skyward on glittering tails before exploding into enormous bursts. Expect ghosting willows, golden brocades, pistils, and rare strobing effects. The bursts hang beautifully, filling the sky like no other rocket set.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 1030mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 60mm
Noise Rating: 10/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £39.96 (RRP £49.99)

Buy the Super Bomben rocket pack today

4 King Marvellous

“Four rockets, four finales. Each one is massive and the gold willow hangs forever. Unreal value.” – 5 Stars, Chris W

The 4 King Marvellous rocket pack by Brothers Pyrotechnics gives you four enormous golden willow rockets, each delivering a professional-level sky-filling burst. These rockets are designed to impress — the kind you save for your finale.

Specifications:
Total Length of Firework: 1240mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 80mm
Noise Rating: 9/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £119.94 (RRP £139.99)

Buy the 4 King Marvellous rocket pack today

Super Whirl

Super Whirl rockets from Black Panther overdeliver in every way. Each pack includes ball-head rockets with different premium effects: crackling chrysanthemums, ghosting willows, brocade crowns, and glittering palms. With massive bursts, thunderous noise, and great variety, these rockets are a must for any serious display.

Specifications:
Total Length of Rocket: 900mm
Rocket Head Diameter: 1–2 inches
Noise Rating: 10/10
Classification: 1.3G
Safety Distance: 25 Metres

Epic Price: £24.96 (RRP £46.00)

Buy the Super Whirl rocket pack today

A Rocket-Powered Finale

A firework display without rockets is like a curry without spice — technically possible, but why would you? From wallet-friendly packs like Space Blaster to sky-filling showstoppers like Super Bomben, rockets add the height, power and spectacle that make a display unforgettable.

Whatever you’re after, we’ve got the rocket that will make your night go off with a bang.

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