Stilton cheese rolling
Stilton, Cambridgeshire
2 May
Witness the village of Stilton’s annual May Day cheese rolling tradition. Teams of four vie to be the fastest to roll their cheese down the main street. The event is also the village’s festival, with other activities including Maypole dancing, traditional fenland ‘Molly’ dancing, sideshows, live music, fairground rides, stalls, and plenty of food and drink. www.stilton.org/ cheese-rolling