Tag Archives: Quirky Events
Quirky Event of the Week – World Gravy Wrestling Championships
If you’re in Britain today and like food festivals and wrestling, the Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food & Culture might be the perfect place for you. Since the festival started 5 years ago, the Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food & … Continue reading
Quirky Event of the Week – Race the Train
Think you run fast? How about racing a train? On 21st of August, runners gather in the town of Tywyn on the west coast of Wales to try to beat the train to the finish line. The race is 23 … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week – Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
Each year the little island Isle of Wight, on the south coast of England is host to the world famous Isle of Wight Garlic Festival with arena entertainments hundreds of food stalls. At the huge Garlic Marquee you can try … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week – World Hen Racing Championships
On 7th of August, the streets outside Barley Mow pub in the village of Bonsall in the Peak District turns into a 30-foot long racetrack for Hens. Bonsall has a long history of hen racing and the races at the … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week – Battle Scarecrow Festival
Ever wondered what a tiny town full of scarecrows would look like? Well, wonder no more. Every year in July, the annual Scarecrow Festival takes place in Battle, East Sussex. Between 2nd and 25th of July more than 40 larger-than-life … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week – ‘Cotswold Olimpicks’
Every year, Dover’s Hill turns into the Mecca of strange sports during Robert Dover’s ‘Cotswold Olimpicks’. This annual event celebrates its 400th Anniversary in 2012 and was originally started in 1612 by a local barrister called Robert Dover. Today the … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week: Tetbury Woolsack Race
In Scandinavia we like a good sack race at children’s parties or teambuilding events. But while we hop around in the sacks, the people of Tetbury fill them with wool and run with them on their backs. Men carry 27 kg … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the Week: Brixham Pirate and Shanty Festival
Are you going to Britain this weekend and looking for something quirky to fill your calendar with? Look no further, because this weekend the record-breaking Brixham Pirate and Shanty Festival returns for another year of “seafarin’ shenanigans and swashbuckling skulduggery” … Continue reading
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Quirky Event of the week: Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble
Every year, on Easter Monday, a hare pie is baked in Hallaton Village and then paraded in a procession from the Fox Inn to St Michael’s Church. At the church, the pie is sliced, blessed and distributed to the people … Continue reading
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