Where: Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
£: Free to watch but donations to this charitable cause are most welcome.
What is it?
This year the 49th annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race takes place on 14th June in North Yorkshire. The quirky event has been run every year since 1966, no matter what the weather.
The bed race is part pageant of decorated beds with teams in fancy dress, and part gruelling time-trial through very difficult but spectacular terrain. Each year the event has a theme and this year’s theme is Children’s Film and TV Characters.
The 2.4 mile race goes through the Nidd Gorge, along the waterside, up the vertiginous Castle Ings to the Castle and Marketplace, down Bond End and finishing with a 20 yard swim. The swim involves the runners and passengers, complete with bed, all going through the River Nidd; the bed race is not for the faint-hearted!
More info: www.bedrace.co.uk and www.facebook.com/TheGreatKnaresboroughBedRace