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Ironbridge Coracle Regatta 2014

Messing about on the river with the Coracle Regatta

This bank holiday Monday the River Severn in Shropshire will play host to the Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, with games and competitions taking place…

Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, Dale End Park, August bank holiday

A bank holiday regatta with a difference

Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, held on bank holiday Monday, attracts coracle makers and paddlers from all over Britain to participate in an array of madcap races…

Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, Dale End Park, August bank holiday

Get paddling to Ironbridge Coracle Regatta

Ironbridge Coracle Regatta attracts coracle makers and paddlers from all over Britain to participate in an array of madcap races on bank holiday Monday…

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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