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Cooper's Hill - Cheese rolling 2015

Chasing cheese in Gloucestershire

This Spring bank holiday, Monday 25th May 2015, the famous annual Cheese Rolling event will be taking place at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire…

Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire

Daft downhill dairy in Gloucestershire with cheese rolling

Cheese Rolling takes place annually at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, attracting a crowd of crazy cheese rolling fans…

Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire

Cheese fans are on a roll at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire

Cheese rolling has been taking place at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire since the 1800s, and despite the official event closing in 2010, it still attracts a crowd of crazy cheese rolling fans…

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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