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Art Car Boot - SVA Goods Shed - Stroud

Art Car Boot at the Goods Shed in Stroud

Stroud Valleys Artspace will be hosting an Art Car Boot event at the Goods Shed in Stroud on Sunday 11th September, with work from local artists and makers…

Crazy Golf - Brunel Goods Shed - Stroud

Play some artistic crazy golf this weekend in Stroud

The Millar + Howard Workshop and Stroud Valleys Artspace are hosting Crazy Golf at the Brunel Goods Shed in Stroud until Sunday…

Newent Onion Fayre - Onion Eating Competition

The world famous Onion Eating Competition at Newent Onion Fayre

The annual Newent Onion Fayre takes place on Saturday 10th September in Gloucestershire, with the quirky, eye-watering, Onion Eating Competition as one of the highlights…

Football in the River - Bourton on the Water - Cotswolds

Football teams make a splash in Gloucestershire

This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…

Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpicks - Photo: Josiah Robinson

Shin kicking, arm wrestling and wheelbarrow races at the Cotswold Olimpicks

On Friday 3rd June, in the heart of the Cotswolds, a series of quirky rural games will be taking place as Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpicks sees people competing in events such as Shin Kicking and Tug O’ War…

Cooper's Hill - Cheese rolling 2015

Cheese Rolling’s crazy competitors head to Cooper’s Hill

Cheese Rolling has been taking place at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire since the 1800s, and although it was officially banned in 2010, there is still an event which takes place annually…

Tetbury Woolsack Races 2017

A silly show of strength at Tetbury Woolsack Races

Tetbury, once known for its thriving wool and yarn markets, celebrates its heritage with the annual Woolsack Races on Monday 30th May…

Shin Kicking - Cotswold Olimpicks

Shin kicking and wheelbarrow races at the Cotswold Olimpick Games

On the evening of Friday 29th May in the heart of the Cotswolds, a series of quirky rural games will be taking place, known as Robert Dover’s Olimpick Games…

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…

Devil Mud Run 2015 - Cheltenham

Swamps and icy waters are no obstacle in the Devil Mud Run

The Devil Mud Run will take place next month near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. The rugged 8km course features over 30 obstacles…

Slimbridge Festival of Birds 2015 - Gloucestershire

Don’t get in a flap at the Slimbridge Festival of Birds

The Slimbridge Festival of Birds takes place on 31st January and 1st February 2015 at Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire…

Newent Onion Fayre - Onion Eating Competition

Potent pursuits this weekend with onion and garlic eating competitions

On Saturday 13th September Newent’s Onion Eating Competition takes place in Gloucestershire and the World Garlic Eating Competition takes place in Dorset…

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The wet and wacky Football in the River

On bank holiday Monday footballers will be braving the cold water for a quirky game of Football in the River, in the River Windrush at Bourton-on-the-Water…

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Shin kicking and wheelbarrow races at Robert Dover’s Olimpik Games

On Friday 30th May the Cotswolds hosts a of quirky rural games. Robert Dover’s Olimpik Games, first held in the 1600s, features races and shin kicking…

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Baa-my races in Tetbury

Tetbury, once known for its thriving wool and yarn markets, celebrates its heritage with the quirky annual Tetbury Woolsack Races on 26th May…

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Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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