What is the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire?

While Cheltenham in Gloucestershire is famous for its horse racing festivals, there’s another traditional festival which is a little more quirky and unusual.  It’s held annually on the May Spring Bank Holiday at Coopers Hill, just on the edge of Gloucester by Birdlip and Brockworth,  and is known as Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling. 

I couldn’t not share this event with you on my travel blog as I can see it happening from my garden.  We live right next to this event and it’s crazy!

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8 Free Days Out With Kids in Gloucestershire

Whilst we love exploring places far and wide, we also love exploring our home county of Gloucestershire for free family days out. 

Whilst days out to attractions with kids can get quite costly with ticket prices, parking charges, meals and fuel costs, it can be much cheaper and even free to take the kids for local family days out. 

In this blog post, I will share 8 of our favourite free days out with kids in Gloucestershire, followed by a list of events that have some free attractions throughout the year.

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