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Beamish Georgian Fair 2016

Party like it’s 1799 at Beamish Georgian Fair

From Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th June, visitors can enjoy all the hustle and bustle of a Georgian Fair at the Beamish Museum’s Pockerley Waggonway…

Beamish Georgian Fair 2016

Meet peddlers, quack doctors and fire-eaters at Beamish Georgian Fair

Enjoy Sedan Chair Racing and Barrel Rolling Contests at Beamish Georgian Fair from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2016…

Georgian Fair

When: 1st May 2010 for the fair but events run from 30th April – 2nd May 2010 Where: Throughout the town of Cockermouth, Cumbria £: Mostly free.  Some events are priced separately. What is it? Cockermouth came to the country’s attention in November last year when the most cataclysmic flooding of the two rivers that […]

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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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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