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It’s the final Monday in Could on Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, England, and I’m standing on a frighteningly steep slope, prepared to look at 25 daredevils hurl themselves down after a wheel of cheese.
That is the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling.
“One to be prepared!” calls out the grasp of ceremonies on the high of the hill.
“Two to be regular!”
The rivals, laser-focused on the route forward, metal themselves for the descent. As for me, spectating on the aspect, my footwear are sinking into unfastened grime and I’m hoping I can keep upright lengthy sufficient to {photograph} them.
“Three for the cheese!”
At this level, the grasp of ceremonies throws out a seven-pound Double Gloucester cheese, wrapped in purple and blue ribbons. That cheese might attain speeds of 70 miles per hour earlier than it hits the end line.
“4 to be off!”
And with that, the lads leap off the hilltop and race down — slipping, falling, somersaulting, and getting up once more earlier than they’re taken down a second, a 3rd, a fourth time.
Not one in every of them will catch the cheese. No one ever catches the cheese.
This weblog publish was revealed in Could 2026, based mostly on attending the cheese rolling in Could 2026.
What’s the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling?
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling is an epic occasion that has been happening for at the very least just a few centuries. On the UK’s spring financial institution vacation (the final Monday in Could), folks line as much as watch folks hurl themselves down the steepest hill within the area, vying to chase the cheese.
Opposite to common reduction, they don’t seem to be making an attempt to catch the cheese. It’s a race to the end line.
(And for many rivals, the end line is the place they’re grabbed and tackled by a neighborhood rugby participant in order that they don’t find yourself operating into the gang.)
So how did this loopy occasion begin? No one is aware of for certain, however there are many theories on the market. Some speculate the custom has pagan roots and was a celebration of the start of the summer time.
It’s best to know that regardless of its fame, the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling is technically an unofficial occasion, as a result of security danger. Damaged bones are widespread. In 2025, the hospital despatched a number of land ambulances and one air ambulance for victims.
And due to this, there is no such thing as a official organizer, as they must take accountability for the accidents. Consequently, there isn’t an organized security plan, both — simply written warnings that you just put your self in danger by taking a part of this race and even by being a spectator.
There are a number of rounds of races: 4 downhill races (three for males and one for ladies, as some folks say, as a result of males are thrice extra silly than girls), and three a lot safer uphill racers: for youths (underneath 11s and age 11-17) in addition to combined adults.
So what does the winner get? The primary individual to cross the end line will get to maintain the cheese. And, you understand, the ETERNAL GLORY that comes with profitable!
And the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling bought much more well-known in the previous few years, when it was featured within the first episode of the Netflix documentary We Are The Champions. My husband Charlie and I liked the episode a lot, we instantly determined to attend it ourselves!
How you can Get to Cooper’s Hill
Cooper’s Hill is positioned within the city of Brockworth in Gloucestershire, England. The 2 closest predominant cities are Gloucester and Cheltenham, that are simply accessible by bus.
To get to Brockworth, you may both drive or take public transportation. For driving, road parking is strictly prohibited, however there may be parking obtainable behind the Toby Carvery, costing 10 kilos for the day. That is proper throughout from the doorway to the general public footpath resulting in Cooper’s Hill.
For public transportation, there are two predominant bus strains that run from Cheltenham down the A46 (Painswick Street/Shurdington Street), which has a bus cease proper on the public footpath resulting in Cooper’s Hill. These bus strains are the ten and 166.
Sure — there’s a footpath. That is essential.
In case you ask Google Maps the right way to get to Cooper’s Hill, it’s going to take you from the A46 up Inexperienced Road, a really steep and very slender road, ultimately main you to the hill. It would get you there, however it’s an extended, steeper, and fewer nice journey.
As an alternative, take the Cooper’s Hill Footpath, which is about three quarters of a mile and largely uphill. It takes round half-hour, however anticipate it to take longer on the day of the cheese rolling.
The doorway to the Cooper’s Hill Footpath is positioned to the precise of the Shell Station in Brockworth. You possibly can see the signal above.
It is a hyperlink to the precise spot on Google Maps.
There is just one Shell station in Brockworth, however simply comprehend it’s throughout from the Toby Carvery and the Subway. And the ten and 166 buses drop you off at this intersection.
How early must you get there? We bought to the footpath entrance at 9:45 AM and had been on the hill by 10:20 AM. It labored out, however I feel leaving 20 minutes earlier for a ten:00 AM arrival would have been optimum.
Strolling the Path to Cooper’s Hill
Guess what — even if you happen to’re solely going as a spectator, you may be climbing uphill as effectively! Cooper’s Hill is only one hill perched on a sequence of hills.
When you begin on the footpath, you’ll be strolling alongside a flat space subsequent to farmland. Up subsequent, there could also be a bottleneck on the gate, as just one individual can undergo at a time. When strolling by way of the gate, you climb over a rock.
And from there, it’s time to climb, climb, climb up the primary of some hills. The terrain is steep however largely clean, although when you get greater, there is perhaps some gnarlier pathways.
(And if it’s a wet or not too long ago wet day, anticipate there to be loads of mud.)
There isn’t a lot shade alongside the route, although you’ll hit some timber nearer to the highest. It is a great spot to catch your breath.
The excellent news is that the surroundings is completely beautiful alongside the way in which, particularly if you happen to get a sunny day like I did.
The unhealthy information is that this path shouldn’t be accessible to wheelchair customers or folks with mobility difficulties.
Frankly, I’m unsure if wheelchair customers can attend this occasion in any type, although it could most likely be simpler for all folks with mobility difficulties to keep away from the footpath and get dropped off on the street as near the highest as attainable. Needless to say this street too could be very steep.
How you can Watch the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling as a Spectator
As quickly as you attain the underside of Cooper’s Hill itself, prepare for pandemonium! Everyone seems to be clamoring for a great spot on both aspect of the hill.
We arrived on website at about 10:20 AM. Simply earlier than attending to the bottom, there have been just a few folks promoting water, ice cream, and some meals gadgets, shouting that this was the final probability to get any meals or drink. Additional on, there are folks promoting cheese rolling merch, largely t-shirts and hats.
We even got here throughout a person freely giving free samples of Double Gloucester cheese!
After which comes the onerous half — the place is one of the best place to look at the cheese-rolling?
From what I learn beforehand, it’s higher to look at nearer to the underside than the highest. You get a greater vantage level that method. And with my aim of getting pictures and movies of the occasion, I made a decision to remain comparatively near the underside and stand on the left aspect (as seen from the underside of the hill).
Issues had been extra sophisticated as a result of it was a sunny day. The left aspect was within the shade, however a part of the precise aspect was proper within the solar, and regarded like it could be depressing standing there on such a sizzling day (it was a record-breaking 31 C or 88 F that day).
Now this turned the hardest a part of the day: climbing the aspect of the hill. I hadn’t realized simply how troublesome it could be!
The hill was coated with dry grime, with a thick layer of leaves on high of it. It was like climbing scree on a mountain — each time I put my foot down, it could sink behind me, and I couldn’t get a very good grip.
Earlier than lengthy, I used to be climbing with my palms in addition to my ft, getting a lot grime underneath my fingernails. I reached out for timber to carry onto.
Sadly, I misplaced my sun shades on this climb. I knew the overall space the place I had misplaced them and ordinarily I’d have retraced my steps, however it was so steep and so coated with leaves that I simply determined to depart them.
Charlie and I instantly sat down in a spot about 20 ft from the orange fence creating the spectator part, however I moved to the sting simply earlier than the races to {photograph} them.
And whereas Charlie and I had traction the place we had been sitting, there was virtually no traction the place I ended up by the sting. I’d swap forwards and backwards between sitting and standing, utilizing the fence to carry myself up.
Ultimately, I stood on a tiny tuft of grass, and imagine me — for 90 minutes, my ft held onto that tuft for expensive life!
However then got here the races. And whereas every of them had been over in seconds, it was so exhilarating being surrounded by folks, cheering for the rivals, chanting, “Cheese! Cheese! Cheese!” and watching them do essentially the most uncomfortable-looking flips and slides you’ve ever seen!
All in pursuit of tacky glory.
This 12 months, German YouTuber Tom Kopke received the primary males’s race for the third 12 months in a row. He beat Chris Anderson, a neighborhood legend who holds the Guinness world document: 23 wins between 2005 and 2022. Anderson really got here out of retirement to run once more this 12 months.
And Anderson’s son William was the boy winner of the Beneath 10s race! Ariadne received the Beneath 10s for the women, whereas the older children’ race winners had been Xander (additionally a part of the Anderson household) and Dotty.
The ladies’s race was received by Alix Heugas from France. The opposite males’s races had been received by Niels of the Netherlands and Otto of Florida within the US (am I shocked Florida Man received a race like this? NOT ONE BIT!).
And let’s not overlook the combined adults uphill race — Jamie received for the lads, and Ariel Dempsey for the ladies. And so they’re each native.
Photographing the Cheese Rolling
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling is likely one of the most difficult-to-photograph occasions I’ve ever skilled. Tougher than Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Songkran in Thailand, Up Helly Aa in Shetland.
You can be taking pictures folks at breakneck speeds, so that you’ll have to optimize your digicam settings. Both shoot in sports activities mode, in case your digicam provides you that possibility, or shoot at a shutter velocity of 1/1000 or sooner to ensure that it to not be a blurry mess. Be sure your focus settings are appropriate, as effectively.
Use a very good zoom lens, however you don’t want a safari-like wildlife lens. My lens went from 17-70, and I used to be proud of the size.
If all you might have is a smartphone, you’ll undoubtedly get pictures, however it’s powerful to get good ones — particularly at a distance. It’s simple for every little thing to finish up trying grainy and blurry.
Sadly, as any photographer is aware of, sunny climate circumstances make issues much more sophisticated. At midday on the very sunny day when the race began, half the hill was in daylight and half was in shade.
This made it exceptionally troublesome to get the sunshine proper — in most of my pictures, half of the picture is blown out too brilliant, and the opposite half is method too darkish.
Sadly, loads of my pictures weren’t salvageable — however I did one of the best I may with what I had.
One very last thing — just a few pals requested if I introduced my Insta360 digicam, which I really like and use usually on my travels. I didn’t use it for the Cheese Rolling as a result of the digicam is finest for selfies and close-up photographs with a cool background. It’s not a digicam I’d suggest for an occasion like this.
Cheese Rolling Schedule and Timing
I used to be glad I used to be sitting in my place at 10:30 AM — the fanfare started at 10:40 AM with a lady carrying a maypole, adopted by a drummer and a bunch of dancers, every of them twirling with handkerchiefs of their hand. Considered one of them held up the cheese, wrapped in its blue and purple ribbons.
That was it for the pre-festivities. The race began at 12:00 midday sharp, and races came about each quarter-hour, alternating between the downhill and uphill races.
That is the schedule:
- 12:00 PM: Males’s Downhill Race #1
- 12:15 PM: Uphill race (age 10 and underneath)
- 12:30 PM: Males’s Downhill Race #2
- 12:45 PM: Uphill race (age 11-17)
- 1:00 PM: Ladies’s Downhill Race
- 1:15 PM: Uphill race (adults)
- 1:30 PM: Males’s Downhill Race #3
And as soon as it’s over, everybody simply leaves. Since I used to be standing subsequent to the fence, I simply hopped it and trotted down the hill.
What to Put on and Convey to the Cheese Rolling
Crucial factor is to decorate for the climate. I attended the cheese rolling in 2026, which sadly was a record-breaking day for warmth within the UK in Could, with temperatures hitting 31 C (88 F).
Due to that, I dressed calmly however for solar safety. I wore a mild merino wool costume from Wool&, topped it with a long-sleeved mild button-down I purchased in Bristol, and added a baseball cap. I additionally wore loads of sunscreen.
(FYI: Don’t be shocked if you happen to see loads of Brits dressed skimpily and turning brilliant purple. Absorbing each little bit of solar you may is a nationwide pastime. However I urge you not to do that. It’s a great way to finish up burned and depressing.)
Know that the climate is commonly cool and wet, and the hills get VERY muddy. If so on the day you’re attending, costume warmly and put on a hooded raincoat (a lot simpler than climbing with an umbrella) and rain pants.
Put on good sneakers, ideally mountaineering sneakers. You’ll be climbing a steep hill with very uneven terrain. And when you get to the precise Cooper’s Hill, you’ll be standing on a steep hill of unfastened grime if it’s a dry day, or loads of mud if it’s a moist day.
Convey a water bottle — and maybe a little bit of meals. Water is crucial, particularly if it’s sizzling out. I ate a decent-sized breakfast and didn’t really feel the necessity for meals, however it’s your decision some. Protein bars are nice for sudden starvation pangs!
Convey a waterproof picnic blanket or one thing to take a seat on. Everybody was sitting within the grime and everybody had telltale grime marks on their butts by the top of the day. (Apart from me. Charlie advised me each little bit of grime on my Wool& costume brushed proper off!) If it’s a wet or muddy day, you’ll need one thing waterproof.
Don’t overlook moist wipes. I used to be consistently brushing grime off my palms and scraping grime out from beneath my fingernails. Moist wipes would have been heaven-sent.
A strolling stick would have been useful. Not only for climbing the hill firstly, however for holding your self in place whereas standing on that steep hill throughout the competitors.
A backpack is less complicated to hold than a handbag. Take into account you’ll doubtless be climbing the hill in your palms and knees.
How you can Enter the Cheese Rolling
So that you really wish to enter the cheese rolling? Properly, okay! Perceive that you’re risking grave harm and it’s not unusual for folks to interrupt bones at this competitors.
Right here’s one thing that will get unnoticed of the Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling protection: not everybody who plans to race really will get to race. There are 4 downhill races — three for males, one for ladies — and they’re every capped at 25 members.
In 2026, greater than 250 folks confirmed up desirous to race. Inevitably, it led to disappointment.
If you wish to race, present up on the high of the hill and make your self recognized to the organizers. I’d suggest getting there by 10:00 AM on the newest.
And if you happen to don’t get to race, you’ll be allowed to run down the hill independently on the finish. Loads of would-be entrants did that as an alternative.
And make sure you costume for hurling your self down a hill. Costume comfortably for athletic exercise. A number of the extra severe rivals wore athletic onesies, and so they regarded very snug.
Chances are you’ll wish to put on a helmet — loads of folks wore them. Put on footwear which are tightly fixed to your ft; a bunch of racers misplaced footwear alongside the way in which.
And please don’t carry a digicam whereas operating. Everybody who did that regarded ridiculous and actually struggled. If something, put on a GoPro with a chest strap so your palms are free.
Do folks put on costumes for the cheese rolling? Only some did. Apparently somebody wears Borat’s mankini yearly. This 12 months he had shorts on over it. BRING BACK THE FULL MANKINI!
Leaving the Cheese Rolling
As quickly as the ultimate race came about, that was it — there was no ceremony or the rest, and everybody started to depart. A tiny bit anticlimactic.
Since I used to be standing on the sting of the hill, simply behind the orange fencing, I hopped over it and headed down the hill, trotting a bit on the finish. There! I technically rolled, too!
Charlie and I rejoined the hordes on the backside of the hill and slowly made our well beyond the fencing, the merch sellers, and the ice cream sellers, till we started heading down the hill.
And from this angle, we actually appreciated simply how lovely the view was. Gloucestershire is SO lovely!
As soon as we had completed the trail, we determined to hop on the bus to the Cheese Curler’s Pub, positioned within the city of Shurdington. Each the 166 and 10 buses had been operating repeatedly, so we hopped on the 166 bus and had been there a couple of minutes later.
The Cheese Curler’s Pub shouldn’t be the official after-party for the racers, regardless of its title — however plenty of cheese-rolling spectators headed right here after, which gave it a convivial ambiance.
Plus, there was some cheese rolling memorabilia there, together with a cheese rolling-themed beer on faucet and a tribute to Chris Anderson!
Because it was a fantastic day, the again backyard was in full swing, with tons of picnic tables out.
At one level just a little boy got here in together with his household, his eyes huge, clutching a ribbon-wrapped wheel of cheese. It was so cute!
By then we had been fairly hungry, and we instantly mauled some rooster fingers, fried mac and cheese bites, and chunky chips. After just a few hours, just a few ciders, and two waffle cones from the ice cream truck, we headed again to our lodge.
The place to Keep For the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling
There are many lodges near Cooper’s Hill — some inside strolling distance, and an important many inside a brief bus experience. My high advice is to remain in a spot the place you may both stroll or take the bus to the Cooper’s Hill footpath so that you don’t have to fret about driving.
On my journey I stayed on the Cheltenham Chase Resort and Spa, which was SO shut (only a five-minute stroll from the Shell station and the beginning of the strolling path). Sadly, I can’t suggest it.
The mattress was extraordinarily smooth and sloped unusually, pointing up like a triangle. I’ve had smooth beds earlier than, however by no means sloped and pointing like that, and I used to be a bit uncomfortable after one evening and in ache after two nights.
We confirmed up at 5:00 PM and housekeeping nonetheless hadn’t been completed; we may lastly test in at 6:00 PM and the hallway was coated with trash and soiled linens. One evening we had a dinner reservation at 7:30 PM, however an hour after we had been seated, our server sheepishly advised us they hadn’t even began cooking but.
For what it’s value, the lodge did refund us 30% after I introduced these points to their consideration, and the pool and spa space was good, if primary. However I wouldn’t wish to keep there once more, and for that motive I can’t suggest it to you.
Right here is the place I’d suggest staying as an alternative:
Prime-Rated Motels close to Cooper’s Hill
Premier Inn Gloucester (Little Wicombe) — This might be my first alternative of the place to remain. I’m an enormous fan of Premier Inns and have stayed at many throughout the UK. They’re inexpensive and easy, however per first rate beds (although you’ll wish to spring additional for the quick wifi). This one is an 11-minute stroll from the doorway to the Cooper’s Hill Footpath.
The Greenway Resort & Spa — If you need an opulent place to remain, that is a completely attractive manor with an indoor pool, jacuzzis, a high-quality eating restaurant, and fantastically appointed rooms. It’s proper on the bus path to the Cooper’s Hill Footpath.
The George — In case you’d moderately keep within the close by metropolis of Cheltenham (which is beautiful, particularly if you would like spa time or buying time!), this stylish, fashionable design lodge is near the bus that takes you to Cooper’s Hill Footpath.
Past Cooper’s Hill: Your England Itinerary
The place else must you go close to Cooper’s Hill to make it a full journey? You might keep in London the entire time if you happen to needed to, however I counsel you discover southwest England as an alternative! There are SO many great locations to go to that may be tacked on to the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling.
And whereas a few of these locations are finest skilled by rental automotive, just like the Cotswolds, and South Wales, you too can discover Bristol and Oxford completely effectively by practice!
Listed here are just a few of my recommendations:
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a completely attractive area a stone’s throw from Cooper’s Hill. In case you’re attending the cheese rolling but additionally wish to expertise a few of the most lovely small villages in England, the Cotswolds is the place it’s best to prioritize.
By way of cities to go to, I really like the attractive waterside space and outside pubs in Bourton-on-the-water; the busier, extra native really feel in Cirencester (SIREN-sester); the quiet of Decrease Slaughter and Higher Slaughter; and the quiet magnificence of Moreton-on-Marsh.
The Cotswolds are finest explored by a rental automotive. We stayed in a single day on the Slaughter Nation Inn in Decrease Slaughter and favored the property and appreciated staying in a single day someplace good and quiet.
On an earlier journey to the Cotswolds, I stayed at The Manor Home in Moreton-on-Marsh, which was fantastically appointed and positioned proper on the town.
By way of small-town village life, you may’t do higher than the Cotswolds.
Bristol
Bristol is such a cool metropolis — and it actually flies underneath the radar in comparison with different British cities! In case you’re a metropolis one that loves eating and buying and nightlife and exploring neighborhoods, I feel it’s best to take the time to discover Bristol!
Absolutely the spotlight of our time in Bristol was consuming at Wilson’s, a Michelin-starred restaurant featured within the Apple TV+ sequence Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars. Charlie and I do an honest quantity of high-quality eating and this was among the best meals both of us has EVER had. Each course had us saying, “Wow.” Advance reservations are important; we booked months upfront.
Along with Wilson’s, we loved trying out the Clifton Suspension Bridge and its observatory earlier than mountaineering beneath it in Leigh Woods, wandering the indie outlets on Gloucester Road, having fun with some ciders on patios, and trying out the waterfront, together with touring the S.S. Nice Britain. We additionally had an important fashionable Indian dinner at Nutmeg Road Kitchen.
We stayed on the Novotel Bristol Centre, which was snug, in an honest location, and had its personal parking storage.
Bristol is a spot we will certainly be visiting once more. If solely to eat at Wilson’s!
Tub
Tub is a metropolis positioned near Bristol, and it has one main attraction: the Roman Baths! Sure, these baths have been right here since Roman instances!
If you wish to really bathe in Tub, make sure you go to the Thermae Tub Spa, because it’s the one place within the UK the place you may bathe in naturally sizzling spring water. Past that, Tub has lovely Georgian structure and is a stunning place to wander round for a bit.
I personally haven’t been to Tub since I used to be 17 years outdated and on my first journey to England EVER (I’ve now had dozens if not a whole bunch of visits and some stints dwelling there too!), however I keep in mind having fun with it fairly a bit.
Tub is a well-liked alternative for day journeys from London, however you may get pleasure from it far more if you happen to keep in a single day. I personally get pleasure from staying in a single day in common day journey locations; it actually exhibits you a special aspect of the city as soon as everybody else goes dwelling.
Oxford
Oxford is within the excellent place — it’s proper between London and Cooper’s Hill, making it an important place to take a look at for the day and even in a single day. And it occurs to be simple to get to by practice.
I visited Oxford just a few years in the past and actually loved my in a single day there!
Oxford is a college metropolis, and the place has a enjoyable youthful air and many cool outlets, meals markets, and eating places. It’s additionally a filming location for lots of the Harry Potter movies, and if you happen to’re a fan, you’ll acknowledge loads of it! It’s also possible to tour a few of the faculties of Oxford.
Don’t miss punting down the river Cherwell. You possibly can punt your self, or rent a driver to take you down the river.
South Wales
Now, this is perhaps a bit surprising — however Cooper’s Hill is definitely a brief drive from the south of Wales! I actually love this a part of Wales.
You possibly can go to town of Cardiff, however even nearer is one in every of my favourite locations within the UK — Hay-on-Wye, the used bookstore capital of the world! It’s a pleasant city, and you may be in heaven if you happen to’re a reader!
In case you really feel like going additional afield, the Pembrokeshire coast is completely attractive. I actually loved the city of Tenby however want to see far more of that area. And if you happen to’re going additional afield than the cities, it’s finest to have a rental automotive.
You possibly can examine my full South Wales street journey right here.
Our Lengthy Weekend Itinerary
Charlie and I deliberate an extra-long weekend, flying into London Heathrow on Thursday and flying out on Tuesday. We visited loads of locations at a really quick tempo — sooner than what I often suggest to folks — so I’m going to indicate you what we did, with the caveat that I’d suggest most vacationers go a bit slower.
Thursday: We landed at 11:00 AM, picked up our rental automotive, and drove to the city of Henley-on-Thames, the place we bought lunch at a pub overlooking the Thames. We drove to the Cotswolds subsequent and visited Stow-on-the-Wold and Burton-on-the-water earlier than attending to Decrease Slaughter, the place we stayed in a single day on the Slaughter Nation Inn.
Friday: After breakfast, we walked from Decrease Slaughter to Higher Slaughter and again (about an hour), drove to the full of life Cotswolds metropolis of Cirencester, and briefly checked out the city of Tetbury earlier than driving to Bristol and checking in on the Novotel Bristol Centre.
That night, we ate on the Michelin-starred Wilson’s, which is likely one of the finest meals both of us have EVER had in our life, and I like to recommend to any foodie.
Saturday: We spent the entire day in Bristol, trying out the Clifton Suspension Bridge and its observatory, mountaineering by way of Leigh woods, consuming meals, buying, and trying out the cool outlets on Gloucester Road earlier than getting a superb fashionable Indian dinner at Nutmeg Road Kitchen.
Sunday: After a morning of exploring Bristol’s waterfront and the S.S. Nice Britain, we drove to Gloucester to take a look at the church; on reflection, Gloucester was bleak and we want we had skipped it. We drove to Brockworth and checked into our lodge, the Cheltenham Chase Resort and Spa. That night, we drove to Cooper’s Hill to test it out and met plenty of folks doing the identical factor.
Monday: Cheese rolling day! We headed out at about 9:30 AM and had been on the hill by 10:20 AM. After the rolling, we walked down the footpath and jumped on a bus to the Cheese Curler’s Pub in Shurdington, the place we spent the afternoon. That night we swam within the lodge pool and chilled out.
Tuesday: We drove to Cheltenham for breakfast, buying, and exploring the beautiful downtown. After that, we drove to Windsor for lunch and an amble by the fort, then we headed again to the airport.
Cooper’s Hill Journey Ideas
E book method forward and put together for crowds. Spring financial institution vacation weekend within the UK is the equal of Memorial Day Weekend within the US — tons of individuals are touring, and it serves because the unofficial kickoff of the summer time journey season.
You don’t essentially need to fly into London. You possibly can fly into Bristol or Birmingham and even Cardiff. In case you’re flying into London, I like to recommend both Heathrow or Luton, as a result of they’re on the west of town.
Know that there are not any bogs at Cooper’s Hill. Go earlier than you go!
Goes to the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling value it?
I’m actually glad that I went to the cheese-rolling, however for me I feel this can be a one-and-done exercise. I’m very glad I did it, and I had a good time, however I don’t really feel the necessity to do it once more.
For me, the toughest half was climbing into the spectator space, and preserving myself upright whereas standing on the unfastened dry grime on the extraordinarily steep hill.
My recommendation to you is to go to the cheese-rolling, plan your journey rigorously, and revel in it to the fullest! That is actually one of the crucial particular occasions you may expertise within the UK.
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