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Kiplingcotes Finishing Post - Ian Lavender - geograph.org.uk

Riders at the ready for England’s oldest horse race

England’s oldest horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby, will be taking place on Thursday 16th March 2017, this will be the 498th time the race has been run…

Kiplingcotes Finishing Post - Ian Lavender - geograph.org.uk

England’s oldest horse race with an unusual course and some quirky rules

England’s oldest horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby, takes place on Thursday 17th March 2016. First run in 1519, the race uses an unusual course and has some quirky rules…

Kiplingcotes Finishing Post - Ian Lavender - geograph.org.uk

England’s oldest horse race gallops through Yorkshire

England’s oldest horse race, the Kiplingcotes Derby, first took place in 1519 and this year will take place on Thursday 19th March in Yorkshire…

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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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