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World Stone Skimming Championships - Easdale Island - Photo: Laura McMahon

Skip along to the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland

The World Stone Skimming Championships will take place on Sunday 24th September in Scotland, with competitions for men, women, juniors and ‘old tossers’…

World Stone Skimming Championships - Easdale Island - Photo: Laura McMahon

Old tossers take part in the World Stone Skimming Championships

The World Stone Skimming Championships, first held in 1983, will take place on 28th September 2014 on Easdale Island, near Oban in Scotland…

Swamp Soccer World Cup

Will it be mud, sweat and tears at the Swamp Soccer World Cup?

Feeling disappointed with the World Cup? Fear not, there is an alternative! The Swamp Soccer World Cup takes place on 28th & 29th June in Argyll, Scotland…

Benmore Botanic Garden - Glowing Giants

Glowing Giants in Benmore Botanic Garden

The iconic Redwood Avenue at Benmore Botanic Garden in Scotland will transform after dark into a spectacular evening extravaganza on 1st and 2nd November…

World Stone Skimming Championships - Easdale Island - Photo: Laura McMahon

Will you be crowned an old tosser at the World Stone Skimming Championships?

The World Stone Skimming Championships 2013 take place on Easdale Island, Scotland on 29th September. Anyone can enter the championships…

Swamp Soccer World Cup

Stop mucking about, it’s the Swamp Soccer World Cup

Swamp Soccer is a fairly new quirky sport which has been played in Scotland since 2006. The game is, as the name suggests, a rather muddy game of football…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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