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Cheese Rolling
Competitors chase a giant cheese downhill in Gloucestershire. No-one is quite sure of the origins of this surreal event. Some say it was all about grazing rights and others talk about it being a fertility ritual. Either way the tradition is thought to go back some 600 years and shows now signs of slowing. Cheer-on the crazy competitors of The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake as they hurtle down a hill after a round of Double Gloucester cheese. Cheese has been recorded hurtling down the hill at 70mph - that’s the speed limit on British motorways. Cheese RollingWorld Bog Snorkelling Championships
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Race the train
Ride the train on the Talyllyn Railway to Abergynolwyn in Wales and watch as scores of runners attempt to keep-up or beat you to your destination. Competitors now come from all over the globe to have a go across this multi-terrain event. The Talyllyn Railway was the first of the small railways to be rescued by a preservation society, and is now one of the Great Trains of Wales.Race the trainWhere to watch the wacky action
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View on mapDiscover a pancake race with a long and intriguing history. Olney Ladies Pancake Race
Dorset Knob Throwing
View on mapDiscover Dorset’s savoury biscuit tossing in all its competitive glory.
Dorset Knob Throwing
Tetbury Woolsack Races
View on mapFind out how carrying wool sacks up a 1 in 4 gradient hill is supposed to be fun.
Tetbury Woolsack Races
World Snail Racing Championships
View on mapReady, set, slow! See if your snail can set the pace at the Congham Fete.
World Snail Racing Championships
Race the train
View on mapHop aboard and watch from a train as a bunch of runners try to beat you.
Race the train
World Conker Championships
View on mapVictory hangs on a string: see the clash of the conkers at this world championship.
World Conker Championships
Catch some of Britain’s wackiest alternative sports
A pick of sporting spectacles featuring fearless participants and cheering crowds, and some very surreal sports.World Gravy Wrestling Championships
Competition gets messy as wrestlers battle it out in huge pools of gravy.World Gurning Championship
Look on as people distort their faces into all kinds of weird and wonderful poses.World Stone Skimming Championships
For a record never set in stone, head to the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland.Maldon Mud Race
Watch a bunch of fancy-dress-clad competitors dash over 400-metres of the muddy bedof a river at low tide.Source: Amelia, VisitBritain Australia's Press Team, amelia.robertson@visitbritain.org
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