QUAINT AND CURIOUS… Cotswold Olimpick Games

Hosted on Dover’s Hill outside Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, this old-fashioned sports fest celebrates its 410th anniversary on 3 June. Participants compete for glory in everything from a tug o’ war to a hammer throw and shot put. However, the ‘Gold Medal’ event is the Shin Kicking World Championships, where the brave of leg compete wearing straw shinpads to try to trip each other up. olimpickgames.co.uk