diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/index.ts b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 05799d18e..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./splash-loader";
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.scss b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbfb3c06..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-@import "../../styles/colors";
-
-.loading {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-
-  &__animation {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    width: 50px;
-    height: 50px;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
-
-    div {
-      width: 10px;
-      height: 10px;
-      background: white;
-      opacity: 0;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ffd85c61..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-loader/splash-loader.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import './splash-loader.scss';
-
-import React from 'react';
-
-export const SplashLoader = ({ text = 'Loading' }: { text?: string }) => {
-  const [, forceRender] = React.useState(false);
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      forceRender((x) => !x);
-    }, 100);
-
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
-
-  return (
-    <div className="loading" data-testid="splash-loader">
-      <div className="loading__animation">
-        {new Array(25).fill(null).map((_, i) => {
-          return (
-            <div
-              key={i}
-              style={{
-                opacity: Math.random() > 0.75 ? 1 : 0,
-              }}
-            />
-          );
-        })}
-      </div>
-      <div>{text}</div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/index.ts b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ec0f61c5..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./splash-screen";
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.scss b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 38da6eb3a..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-@import "../../styles/colors";
-
-.splash-screen {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: center;
-  align-items: center;
-  text-align: center;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  font-size: 20px;
-  color: $white;
-}
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d60c8edd..000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/splash-screen/splash-screen.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import './splash-screen.scss';
-
-import React from 'react';
-
-export const SplashScreen = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
-  return <div className="splash-screen">{children}</div>;
-};
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/contexts/websocket/tendermint-websocket-provider.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/contexts/websocket/tendermint-websocket-provider.tsx
index 4dc267a23..dd25edd95 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/contexts/websocket/tendermint-websocket-provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/contexts/websocket/tendermint-websocket-provider.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
-import useWebSocket from "react-use-websocket";
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import useWebSocket from 'react-use-websocket';
 
-import { SplashLoader } from "../../components/splash-loader";
-import { SplashScreen } from "../../components/splash-screen";
-import { DATA_SOURCES } from "../../config";
-import { TendermintWebsocketContext } from "./tendermint-websocket-context";
+import { Loader, Splash } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
+import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../config';
+import { TendermintWebsocketContext } from './tendermint-websocket-context';
 
 /**
  * Provides a single, shared, websocket instance to the entire app to prevent recreation on every render
@@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ export const TendermintWebsocketProvider = ({
 
   if (!contextShape) {
     return (
-      <SplashScreen>
-        <SplashLoader />
-      </SplashScreen>
+      <Splash>
+        <Loader />
+      </Splash>
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/hooks/use-fetch.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/hooks/use-fetch.tsx
index 935fb18e6..94945ebab 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/hooks/use-fetch.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/hooks/use-fetch.tsx
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ type Action<T> =
   | { type: ActionType.FETCHED; payload: T }
   | { type: ActionType.ERROR; error: Error };
 
-function useFetch<T = unknown>(
-  url?: string,
+function useFetch<T>(
+  url: string,
   options?: RequestInit
 ): { state: State<T>; refetch: () => void } {
   // Used to prevent state update if the component is unmounted
-  const cancelRequest = useRef<boolean>(false);
+  const cancelRequest = useRef<{ [key: string]: boolean }>({ [url]: false });
 
   const initialState: State<T> = {
     error: undefined,
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ function useFetch<T = unknown>(
           // @ts-ignore - data.error
           throw new Error(data.error);
         }
-        if (cancelRequest.current) return;
+        if (cancelRequest.current[url]) return;
 
         dispatch({ type: ActionType.FETCHED, payload: data });
       } catch (error) {
-        if (cancelRequest.current) return;
+        if (cancelRequest.current[url]) return;
 
         dispatch({ type: ActionType.ERROR, error: error as Error });
       }
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ function useFetch<T = unknown>(
   }, [url]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const cancel = cancelRequest.current;
+    cancel[url] = false;
     fetchCallback();
     // Use the cleanup function for avoiding a possibly...
     // ...state update after the component was unmounted
     return () => {
-      cancelRequest.current = true;
+      cancel[url] = true;
     };
-  }, [fetchCallback]);
+  }, [fetchCallback, url]);
 
   return {
     state,
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.spec.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a1f358f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import { Block } from './block';
+import {
+  fireEvent,
+  render,
+  screen,
+  waitFor,
+  act,
+} from '@testing-library/react';
+import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Routes as RouteNames } from '../../router-config';
+
+const blockId = 1085890;
+
+const createBlockResponse = () => {
+  return {
+    jsonrpc: '2.0',
+    id: -1,
+    result: {
+      block_id: {
+        hash: '26D92E4B0C892AC6EF33A281185E612671976AD9C629F6C8182C1D92C2CE2F6F',
+        parts: {
+          total: 1,
+          hash: 'D18AEBADEAADA2C701FFFAD5A16EE8C493C5D1B54589FD1587EA5C61B7179AAC',
+        },
+      },
+      block: {
+        header: {
+          version: {
+            block: '11',
+            app: '1',
+          },
+          chain_id: 'testnet-12cd7b',
+          height: '1085891',
+          time: '2022-03-24T11:03:40.014303953Z',
+          last_block_id: {
+            hash: 'C50CA169545AC1280220433D7971C50D941F675E9B0FFF358ABE8F3A7F74AE0E',
+            parts: {
+              total: 1,
+              hash: '86974C6359B39084235EE31C1389DEA052E01E552CD1D113B3222A63A8DF390C',
+            },
+          },
+          last_commit_hash:
+            'D8FBE7DEB393D740B22EF8E91DA426494E2535902A6FB89B1D754F0DAF74DB37',
+          data_hash:
+            'E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855',
+          validators_hash:
+            '2BC96D9FD4A7663A270909F7E604C24E1F8C87605F913F6DA55AF2DDE023BAC9',
+          next_validators_hash:
+            '2BC96D9FD4A7663A270909F7E604C24E1F8C87605F913F6DA55AF2DDE023BAC9',
+          consensus_hash:
+            '048091BC7DDC283F77BFBF91D73C44DA58C3DF8A9CBC867405D8B7F3DAADA22F',
+          app_hash:
+            'B04B71A61C9970A132631FFBA50E36B9C5A8A490983E803F6295133C255D3FCE',
+          last_results_hash:
+            'E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855',
+          evidence_hash:
+            'E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855',
+          proposer_address: '1C9B6E2708F8217F8D5BFC8D8734ED9A5BC19B21',
+        },
+        data: {
+          txs: [],
+        },
+        evidence: {
+          evidence: [],
+        },
+        last_commit: {
+          height: blockId.toString(),
+          round: 0,
+          block_id: {
+            hash: 'C50CA169545AC1280220433D7971C50D941F675E9B0FFF358ABE8F3A7F74AE0E',
+            parts: {
+              total: 1,
+              hash: '86974C6359B39084235EE31C1389DEA052E01E552CD1D113B3222A63A8DF390C',
+            },
+          },
+          signatures: [
+            {
+              block_id_flag: 2,
+              validator_address: '1C9B6E2708F8217F8D5BFC8D8734ED9A5BC19B21',
+              timestamp: '2022-03-24T11:03:40.026173466Z',
+              signature:
+                '/BbNDfNflmhL5eNmpijxjjuLV8WJ1SkoesIThcpvxSjUhf+8tjZ+mIUkXig7xD5JB/7X23l6eEsbrBLxG6ppBA==',
+            },
+            {
+              block_id_flag: 2,
+              validator_address: '31D6EBD2A8E40524142613A241CA1D2056159EF4',
+              timestamp: '2022-03-24T11:03:40.014303953Z',
+              signature:
+                'zJ717hzAyUN0qdfjtXHHQP05oKeGPSL5HOZ8syU6M0kj3C5fuP+IG6PdVHj26ZKthTyRhEyHcMBJ/FHu2s5MBw==',
+            },
+            {
+              block_id_flag: 2,
+              validator_address: '6DB7E2A705ABF86C6B4A4817E778669D45421166',
+              timestamp: '2022-03-24T11:03:39.991116117Z',
+              signature:
+                'lRwyqUnIBqyyL9XHfgTdfABVT3B3T9aIb7HP656TcqOf1d1hmnZ8oZGXeKc5SNpssJSlHl9V/F9k2LZtHChKBg==',
+            },
+            {
+              block_id_flag: 2,
+              validator_address: 'A5429AF24A820AFD9C3D21507C8642F27F5DD308',
+              timestamp: '2022-03-24T11:03:39.988302733Z',
+              signature:
+                'ARjFOJger/wlBwMap3DaMhYKe9ywkQg/rxVCLZ0MMwdhAkviC8gvZRwoDajbKuYgbsgG1MwsGk/mEib5O5cBBA==',
+            },
+            {
+              block_id_flag: 2,
+              validator_address: 'AE5B9A8193AEFC405C159C930ED2BBF40A806785',
+              timestamp: '2022-03-24T11:03:40.020448546Z',
+              signature:
+                'o2z4gdBiNUskFQ4m/yb+uM0/jaOf1p6jpGlKoEhebn2ExreaayN/JJR8F98uWk1M4S0zK9trI9oWDgwmxo5CAg==',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+const renderComponent = () => {
+  return (
+    <MemoryRouter initialEntries={[`/${RouteNames.BLOCKS}/${blockId}`]}>
+      <Routes>
+        <Route path={`/${RouteNames.BLOCKS}/:block`} element={<Block />} />
+      </Routes>
+    </MemoryRouter>
+  );
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  global.fetch = jest.fn(() =>
+    Promise.resolve({
+      ok: true,
+      json: () => Promise.resolve(createBlockResponse()),
+    })
+  ) as jest.Mock;
+  jest.useFakeTimers().setSystemTime(1648123348642);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.useRealTimers();
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+describe('Block', () => {
+  it('should render title, proposer address and time mined', async () => {
+    global.fetch = jest.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        json: () => Promise.resolve(createBlockResponse()),
+      })
+    ) as jest.Mock;
+    render(renderComponent());
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByTestId('block-header'));
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('block-header')).toHaveTextContent(
+      `BLOCK ${blockId}`
+    );
+    const proposer = screen.getByTestId('block-validator');
+    expect(proposer).toHaveTextContent(
+      '1C9B6E2708F8217F8D5BFC8D8734ED9A5BC19B21'
+    );
+    expect(proposer).toHaveAttribute('href', `/${RouteNames.VALIDATORS}`);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('block-time')).toHaveTextContent(
+      '3528 seconds ago'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('renders next and previous buttons', async () => {
+    render(renderComponent());
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByTestId('block-header'));
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('previous-block')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      `/${RouteNames.BLOCKS}/${blockId - 1}`
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('next-block')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      `/${RouteNames.BLOCKS}/${blockId + 1}`
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cddc8a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/block.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Link, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../../config';
+import useFetch from '../../../hooks/use-fetch';
+import { TendermintBlocksResponse } from '../tendermint-blocks-response';
+import { RouteTitle } from '../../../components/route-title';
+import { SecondsAgo } from '../../../components/seconds-ago';
+import {
+  Table,
+  TableRow,
+  TableHeader,
+  TableCell,
+} from '../../../components/table';
+import { TxsPerBlock } from '../../../components/txs/txs-per-block';
+import { Button } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
+import { Routes } from '../../router-config';
+import { RenderFetched } from '../../../components/render-fetched';
+
+const Block = () => {
+  const { block } = useParams<{ block: string }>();
+  const {
+    state: { data: blockData, loading, error },
+  } = useFetch<TendermintBlocksResponse>(
+    `${DATA_SOURCES.tendermintUrl}/block?height=${block}`
+  );
+
+  const header = blockData?.result.block.header;
+  if (!header) {
+    return <p>Could not get block data</p>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section>
+      <RouteTitle data-testid="block-header">BLOCK {block}</RouteTitle>
+      <RenderFetched error={error} loading={loading}>
+        <>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-16">
+            <Link
+              data-testid="previous-block"
+              to={`/${Routes.BLOCKS}/${Number(block) - 1}`}
+            >
+              <Button
+                className="w-full"
+                disabled={Number(block) === 1}
+                variant="secondary"
+              >
+                Previous
+              </Button>
+            </Link>
+            <Link
+              data-testid="next-block"
+              to={`/${Routes.BLOCKS}/${Number(block) + 1}`}
+            >
+              <Button className="w-full" variant="secondary">
+                Next
+              </Button>
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+          <Table className="mb-28">
+            <TableRow modifier="bordered">
+              <TableHeader scope="row">Mined by</TableHeader>
+              <TableCell modifier="bordered">
+                <Link
+                  data-testid="block-validator"
+                  className="text-vega-yellow font-mono"
+                  to={`/${Routes.VALIDATORS}`}
+                >
+                  {header.proposer_address}
+                </Link>
+              </TableCell>
+            </TableRow>
+            <TableRow modifier="bordered">
+              <TableHeader scope="row">Time</TableHeader>
+              <TableCell modifier="bordered">
+                <SecondsAgo data-testid="block-time" date={header.time} />
+              </TableCell>
+            </TableRow>
+          </Table>
+          {blockData && blockData.result.block.data.txs.length > 0 ? (
+            <TxsPerBlock blockHeight={block} />
+          ) : null}
+        </>
+      </RenderFetched>
+    </section>
+  );
+};
+
+export { Block };
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/index.tsx
index 8a335394e..d814a5a7c 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/blocks/id/index.tsx
@@ -1,60 +1 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { Link, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { DATA_SOURCES } from '../../../config';
-import useFetch from '../../../hooks/use-fetch';
-import { TendermintBlocksResponse } from '../tendermint-blocks-response';
-import { RouteTitle } from '../../../components/route-title';
-import { SecondsAgo } from '../../../components/seconds-ago';
-import {
-  Table,
-  TableRow,
-  TableHeader,
-  TableCell,
-} from '../../../components/table';
-import { TxsPerBlock } from '../../../components/txs/txs-per-block';
-
-const Block = () => {
-  const { block } = useParams<{ block: string }>();
-  const {
-    state: { data: blockData },
-  } = useFetch<TendermintBlocksResponse>(
-    `${DATA_SOURCES.tendermintUrl}/block?height=${block}`
-  );
-
-  const header = blockData?.result.block.header;
-
-  if (!header) {
-    return <>Could not get block data</>;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <section>
-      <RouteTitle>BLOCK {block}</RouteTitle>
-      <Table className="mb-28">
-        <TableRow modifier="bordered">
-          <TableHeader scope="row">Mined by</TableHeader>
-          <TableCell modifier="bordered">
-            <Link
-              data-testid="block-validator"
-              className="text-vega-yellow font-mono"
-              to={'/validators'}
-            >
-              {header.proposer_address}
-            </Link>
-          </TableCell>
-        </TableRow>
-        <TableRow modifier="bordered">
-          <TableHeader scope="row">Time</TableHeader>
-          <TableCell modifier="bordered">
-            <SecondsAgo data-testid="block-time" date={header.time} />
-          </TableCell>
-        </TableRow>
-      </Table>
-      {blockData?.result.block.data.txs.length > 0 && (
-        <TxsPerBlock blockHeight={block} />
-      )}
-    </section>
-  );
-};
-
-export { Block };
+export * from './block';
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/index.tsx
index 350b6e59e..edbcf7df0 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/index.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { useRoutes } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { RouteErrorBoundary } from '../components/router-error-boundary';
 
-import { SplashLoader } from '../components/splash-loader';
-import { SplashScreen } from '../components/splash-screen';
 import routerConfig from './router-config';
+import { Loader, Splash } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
 
 export interface RouteChildProps {
   name: string;
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ export const AppRouter = () => {
   const routes = useRoutes(routerConfig);
 
   const splashLoading = (
-    <SplashScreen>
-      <SplashLoader />
-    </SplashScreen>
+    <Splash>
+      <Loader />
+    </Splash>
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/parties/home/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/parties/home/index.tsx
index a1f7ee6f1..327a00757 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/parties/home/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/routes/parties/home/index.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,19 @@ import { Routes } from '../../router-config';
 export const JumpToParty = () => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  const handleSubmit = React.useCallback(
-    () => (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
-      e.preventDefault();
+  const handleSubmit = (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
 
-      const target = e.target as typeof e.target & {
-        partyId: { value: number };
-      };
+    const target = e.target as typeof e.target & {
+      partyId: { value: number };
+    };
 
-      const partyId = target.partyId.value;
-
-      if (partyId) {
-        navigate(`/${Routes.PARTIES}/${partyId}`);
-      }
-    },
-    [navigate]
-  );
+    const partyId = target.partyId.value;
 
+    if (partyId) {
+      navigate(`/${Routes.PARTIES}/${partyId}`);
+    }
+  };
   return (
     <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
       <label
diff --git a/libs/ui-toolkit/src/components/loader/loader.tsx b/libs/ui-toolkit/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
index 85b7a2975..9d7a46935 100644
--- a/libs/ui-toolkit/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui-toolkit/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@ export const Loader = () => {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <span className="flex flex-wrap w-[15px] h-[15px]">
-      {new Array(9).fill(null).map((_, i) => {
-        return (
-          <span
-            key={i}
-            className="block w-[5px] h-[5px] bg-black dark:bg-white"
-            style={{
-              opacity: Math.random() > 0.5 ? 1 : 0,
-            }}
-          />
-        );
-      })}
-    </span>
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center" data-testid="splash-loader">
+      <div className="w-64 h-64 flex flex-wrap">
+        {new Array(16).fill(null).map((_, i) => {
+          return (
+            <div
+              className="w-16 h-16 dark:bg-white bg-black"
+              key={i}
+              style={{
+                opacity: Math.random() > 0.75 ? 1 : 0,
+              }}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
   );
 };