This week, watch London’s oldest continuously-running sporting challenge on the River Thames…
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Heritage, odours and tours at Totally Thames
Enjoy a scented heritage exhibition, boat trips, night-time kayaking, and illuminated walking tours at a month long event celebrating the Thames…
Cricket ground swapped for the sea in unusual match
Once a year, two nautical clubs challenge one another to a rather unusual cricket match, taking place in the middle of the Solent…
Immersive art and a pop up schoolroom at Vintage by the Sea
Head to the Lancashire seaside and enjoy a vintage bike ride, a pooch parade, break dancing lessons and some seaside mini golf with a difference…
A quirky bank holiday ball game in the Cotswolds
This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…
A food fight with a difference in Lancashire
This bank holiday Monday, a village in Lancashire will be hosting a sporting contest with a difference…
Soapboxes take to the cobbles in York
Participants in York’s most unusual road race are undertaking final preparations on their person-powered vehicles, ready for the fourth annual Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge…
A coast to coast canoe trail launches
The UK’s first coast to coast canoe trail launches this month, with a fortnight of celebrations organised by the Canal & River Trust…
A wade through the World Bog Snorkelling Championships
Put your snorkelling skills to the test this bank holiday weekend by wading through a Welsh bog…
Fun fruit races in Devon
Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the Devon market town…
Roll on down to Harewood’s Soapbox Derby
This weekend, teams will be competing in the 4th annual Harewood Hill-climb Soapbox Derby in West Yorkshire…
You’re only a stones throw away from being a champ
This weekend, why not put your stone skimming skills to the test at this year’s quirky championships in the picturesque Lake District?
Quirky 24 hour car race in Norfolk
This month, visitors to Snetterton Circuit will be able to watch strange-looking French relics take to the track in a unique 24 hour race…
Take a summer cider cycle in Wales
Make the most of the summer with an alternative cycle ride through the Welsh hills and valleys this weekend…
Dandy chaps compete in fancy games at vintage fair
The Chap Olympiad is one of Britain’s most eccentric sporting events, where smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen compete in games such as Umbrella Jousting…