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Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

Not your usual beer and pie in Hallaton

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique set of customs involving a hare pie scramble and bottle kicking…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

The Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble is braving the weather for 2013

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton plays host to a unique set of customs. The Bottle Kicking, a strenuous game similar to rugby, can be traced back over 200 years but is thought to be much older…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

It’s all kicking off in Hallaton with a hare-raising custom

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique custom…

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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