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Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2015

Heroes and Villains at the Great Knaresborough Bed Race

The 52nd annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race will take place on Saturday 10th June in North Yorkshire, with teams competing in fancy dress…

Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2015

Wakey wakey, it’s time for the Great Knaresborough Bed Race

The 51st annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race will take place on Saturday 11th June in North Yorkshire, with a Cities of the World theme…

Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2015

Wake up! It’s time for the Great Knaresborough Bed Race

The 50th annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race takes place on Saturday 13th June in North Yorkshire with 90 teams taking part in this year’s quirky event…

Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2015

No sleep till the Great Knaresborough Bed Race

The 49th annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race takes place on 14th June in North Yorkshire. This year’s theme is Children’s Film and TV Characters…

Great Knaresborough Bed Race

Wakey, Wakey, it’s The Great Knaresborough Bed Race

The Great Knaresborough Bed Race has been run every year since 1966 no matter what the weather. This challenging fancy dress race takes place on 8th June…

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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