The Dashwood Mausoleum
This week’s Curiosity of the Week is the Dashwood Mausoleum in Buckinghamshire. A hexagonal structure found on the hill in West Wycombe…
It’s no yolk, it’s the World Egg Throwing Championships 2013
Every year as part of Swaton’s Vintage Day a challenge takes place between competitors who travel from all over the world. This challenge? It’s none other than the World Egg Throwing Championships!
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Build yourself a castle at Morecambe Sandcastle Festival
Morecambe Sandcastle Festival is two days of seaside fun including a sandcastle competition, sand sculptures, workshops, mud-dipping and beach sports…
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It’s no yolk, it’s the World Egg Throwing Championships 2013
Every year as part of Swaton’s Vintage Day a challenge takes place between competitors who travel from all over the world. This challenge? It’s none other than the World Egg Throwing Championships!
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The high street comes alive for Skipton Sheep day
Skipton means ‘sheep town’ and once a year the high street comes alive by bringing the countryside into the town with stalls, crafts and demonstrations…
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Making a song and dance in Cheshire with the Bawming of the Thorn
Appleton Thorn is the only village in England where the Bawming of the Thorn ceremony takes place in June each year with the decorating of the village thorn tree…
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The green fingered head to Gilbert White’s House for the 21st Unusual Plants Fair
Gilbert White’s House & Garden in Selborne, Hampshire is holding its 21st annual Unusual Plants Fair on 15th and 16th June (Father’s Day weekend)…
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Wakey, Wakey, it’s The Great Knaresborough Bed Race
The Great Knaresborough Bed Race has been run every year since 1966 no matter what the weather. This challenging fancy dress race takes place on 8th June…
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15th century fun at Harewood Medieval Faire
Following the success of last year’s Medieval Faire, Harewood House again hosts this spectacular festival on 26th and 27th May…
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Fun and frivolity at the tenth Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
Celebrating 10 years of fun and frivolity, the annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair takes place on 9th June in Brick Lane, London…
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Vintage flair at Leeds Vintage fair
A vintage fashion fair will be held in the beautiful Town Hall in the centre of Leeds on 26th May. This year’s fair will include a vintage hair salon and a vintage tea party with cakes…
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Art and designer craft in E17
The E17 Designers Spring Fair will take place on Friday 17th May at the Asian Centre in Walthamstow Village, offering a cornucopia of art and designer craft…
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Wray Village gets creative for the Scarecrow Festival
Wray Scarecrow Festival 2013 takes place from 27th April – 6th May with the Wray Fair taking place on 6th May. Visitors come from far and wide to the north Lancashire village to see the scarecrows…
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Join Paddington Bear at the Marmalade Awards & Festival in Cumbria
Next month Dalemain Mansion and Gardens host the Marmalade Awards & Festival in Cumbria with a chance to taste over 200 different marmalades, attend lectures and workshops and meet Paddington Bear…