A FIELD GUIDE TO BRITAIN’S STRANGE & WONDERFUL DAYS OUT 145 EVENTS · ENGLAND · SCOTLAND · WALES · NORTHERN IRELAND

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Bonfire season, Shrove Tuesday chaos, festive dips and Britain’s oddest town — our themed guides bring the best events together so you can plan a trip around them.

39 Weird British Traditions Worth Travelling For39 eventsBonfire Night’s Strangest Celebrations9 eventsSussex Bonfire Season Guide5 eventsOdd Things to Do at Christmas in the UK6 eventsHogmanay & New Year’s Strangest Traditions8 eventsBoxing Day & New Year’s Day Swims4 eventsShrove Tuesday’s Ancient Games & Races9 eventsUnusual Easter Traditions in the UK5 eventsMay Day Traditions: ’Obby ’Osses & Maypoles10 eventsWassails & the Mari Lwyd5 eventsScottish Common Ridings Guide4 eventsLlanwrtyd Wells: Britain’s Oddest Town4 eventsLondon’s Oddest Traditions & Ceremonies8 eventsCheese Rolling in the UK: Where & When2 eventsDerbyshire Well Dressings: Where and When3 events10 Mass Ball Games of Britain10 events12 Free Odd Days Out in the UK12 events12 Odd Days Out With Kids in the UK12 events11 Odd Contests You Can Enter11 events12 World Championships You’ve Never Heard Of12 eventsOdd Cornwall: 6 Strange Traditions6 eventsOdd Yorkshire: 10 Strange Traditions10 eventsScotland’s Winter Fire Festivals6 eventsOdd Wales: 12 Strange Traditions12 eventsMidsummer and Summer Customs in the UK10 eventsAutumn Oddities: 11 Strange UK Events11 eventsOdd Day Trips From London10 eventsOdd Things to Do Near Edinburgh8 eventsOdd Cotswolds and Gloucestershire5 eventsOdd East Anglia: 6 Strange Traditions6 events

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