World Custard Pie Championship
Coxheath, Kent
Teams compete in a slapstick pie-throwing contest.
12 June 2027Date announcedHave a go
World championships you’ve never heard of
A world title doesn’t need a stadium. Britain’s more unexpected championships test skill with peas, conkers, stones, porridge and faces. What links them is that somebody cared enough to write the rules, organise a contest and decide who did it best.
Pick the spectacle that tickles you, then head to its own guide. Some titles welcome visiting entrants; others have qualifying or selection rounds. Spectator charges vary, and several next dates are still unannounced. These are separate events dotted through the calendar, not a tour, so each has its own entry process and rulebook.
12 events in this guide
In date order
- 12JunWorld Custard Pie ChampionshipCoxheath, Kent12 June 2027 — date announcedStay nearby
- 10JulWorld Peashooting ChampionshipWitcham, Cambridgeshire10 July 2027 — date announcedStay nearby
- 11SepWorld Stone Skimming ChampionshipsEasdale Island, Argyll11 September 2027 — date announcedStay nearby
- 2OctGolden Spurtle World Porridge ChampionshipCarrbridge, Highland2 October 2027 — date announcedStay nearby
- 10OctWorld Conker ChampionshipsSouthwick, Northamptonshire10 October 2027 — date announcedStay nearby
- AugusuallyWorld Bog Snorkelling ChampionshipsLlanwrtyd Wells, PowysAugust bank holiday weekendStay nearby
- AugusuallyWorld Gravy Wrestling ChampionshipsBacup, LancashireLate summer, recently on the August bank holiday MondayStay nearby
- JunusuallyWorld Worm Charming ChampionshipsWillaston near Nantwich, CheshireA Saturday in JuneStay nearby
- JulusuallyWorld Snail Racing ChampionshipsCongham, NorfolkUsually a Saturday in mid-July, from 2pmStay nearby
- JulusuallyWorld Toe Wrestling ChampionshipAshbourne, DerbyshireUsually a Saturday in July or AugustStay nearby
- SepusuallyWorld Black Pudding Throwing ChampionshipsRamsbottom, Greater ManchesterUsually the second Sunday in September, outside The Oaks pub on Bridge StreetStay nearby
- JunusuallyWorld Crazy Golf ChampionshipsHastings, East SussexUsually in JuneStay nearby
The events
World Peashooting Championship
Witcham, Cambridgeshire
Dried peas are blown through tubes at targets.
10 July 2027Date announcedHave a go
World Stone Skimming Championships
Easdale Island, Argyll
Stone-skimming competition on a former slate-quarry island.
11 September 2027Date announcedHave a go
Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship
Carrbridge, Highland
Cooks from around the world compete in a Highland village hall to make the perfect porridge.
2 October 2027Date announced
World Conker Championships
Southwick, Northamptonshire
Championship version of the traditional conker game.
10 October 2027Date announcedHave a go
World Bog Snorkelling Championships
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys
Snorkelling through a water-filled bog trench.
August bank holiday weekendHave a go
World Gravy Wrestling Championships
Bacup, Lancashire
Fancy-dress wrestling in a pool of gravy.
Late summer, recently on the August bank holiday MondayHave a go
World Worm Charming Championships
Willaston near Nantwich, Cheshire
Competitors use vibrations to coax worms to the surface.
A Saturday in JuneHave a go
World Snail Racing Championships
Congham, Norfolk
Garden snails race across a damp cloth circle at a village cricket field.
Usually a Saturday in mid-July, from 2pmHave a go
World Toe Wrestling Championship
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Barefoot competitors lock toes and try to pin their opponent’s foot for a world title.
Usually a Saturday in July or AugustHave a go
World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester
Throwers hurl black puddings at a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a tall plinth.
Usually the second Sunday in September, outside The Oaks pub on Bridge StreetHave a go
World Crazy Golf Championships
Hastings, East Sussex
Competitive putting takes over the seaside crazy golf course in Hastings.
Usually in JuneHave a go
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