The annual Maldon Mud Race sees around 300 competitors complete a 400-metre dash over the muddy bed of the River Blackwater in Promenade Park. Taking place at low tide, the runners – often kitted out in fancy dress – have to make their way to the opposite bank of the...
The Wife Carrying Race accours in Dorking, Surrey, every March, where couples compete along a 380-metre obstacle course. The sport dates back to the Viking invasion in 793 AD and was revived as a tradition in England in 2008 in a far cheerier manner. During this race...
Imagine a race where the competitors are not only sprinting but also flipping a pancake mid-run: welcome to one of English most quirky tradition. This unusual and funny English tradition consist in a race where contestants run around a course whilst holding a frying...
Sam Wilmot - Chi è? Questo ragazzo nel tempo libero scrive recensioni di panchine in giro per il Regno Unito Siete in vacanza nel Regno Unito e non sapete dove sedervi a riposare un po’? Quest’uomo potrebbe avere la panchina giusta per voi. Sam Wilmot è un 23enne di...
"Cheese Rolling Competition" This is definitely one of the more interesting and unique facts about England. The first written evidence is a message from 1826, but it’s said that the cheese roll tradition is way older than that. Nowadays even international visitors can...
