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Archives for Boxing Day events

Grantchester Barrel Race - Photo: cmglee

Roll out the barrel this Boxing Day

Every year, on Boxing Day, the village of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire comes alive with the eccentric sport of Barrel Rolling…

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day

On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…

Fishermen & Firemen's Comic Football Match 2016 - Scarborough

A Boxing Day match with a difference

Scarborough boasts one of the quirkiest Boxing Day celebrations in the UK, featuring a comic football match, a crazy raft race and a mile of pennies…

Matlock Boxing Day Raft Race 2017 - Derbyshire

A raft of teams compete in quirky Boxing Day race

Expect to see some unusual looking rafts rowing their way down the River Derwent this festive season, as Matlock’s quirky race takes place…

Pagham Pram Race 2016 - West Sussex - Boxing Day

Pints and prams in Pagham

This Boxing Day, people in West Sussex will be donning their fancy dress and climbing aboard a pram for a drinking session with a difference…

Tenby Boxing Day Swim 2017

‘Tis the season for chilly dips into icy waters

This festive season, brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits as they prepare to take a quick dip in the waters…

Matlock Boxing Day Raft Race 2017 - Derbyshire

Matlock’s quirky Boxing Day Raft Race

The 57th Matlock Raft Race will take place on Boxing Day with creatively-minded teams competing in quirky crafts and raising money for the RNLI…

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

A Boxing Day theatrical custom

Venture out this Boxing Day to watch a quirky custom being carried out, as bands of merry men and women across the country perform a traditional play…

Fishermen & Firemen's Comic Football Match 2016 - Scarborough

Scarborough don their top hats for unusual Boxing Day match

Said to be Scarborough’s oldest surviving custom, the Fishermen & Firemen’s Charity Football Match takes place on Boxing Day at South Bay Beach…

Pagham Pram Race 2016 - West Sussex - Boxing Day

Possibly the oldest pram race in the world

Pagham Pram Race claims to be the oldest pram race in the world, and it takes place annually in West Sussex on Boxing Day…

Peter Pan Christmas Day Race (Photo: Serpentine Swimming Club)

Seasonal swims and daring dips for the hardy this Christmas

Contrary Life delights in bringing you our annual round-up of the festive swims and dips taking place across the UK this year…

Display of Christmas gifts - Visit Britain

Boxing Day

It’s Christmas, so what would be more appropriate for our Curiosity of the Week than the tradition of Boxing Day itself?

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

And for something completely different this Boxing Day

Why not venture out to the local pub this Boxing Day and watch a band of merry men and women perform a traditional Christmas play, known as a Mummers Play…

Fishermen & Firemen's Comic Football Match 2016 - Scarborough

Fishermen and firemen gather in Scarborough for quirky custom

There’ll be some festive frolics in Yorkshire this Boxing Day, as fishermen and firemen gather for Scarborough’s oldest surviving custom…

Grantchester Barrel Race - Photo: cmglee

Some Boxing Day barrel rolling in Grantchester

Every year, on Boxing Day, the village of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire comes alive with the eccentric sport of Barrel Rolling…

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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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