Hurling the silver ball in Cornwall, weighing in the Mayor in High Wycombe, and tar barrel racing, are some of the most unique, centuries-old UK traditions – that many Brits are unlikely to have heard of, research has found.
The Jack in the Green folk festival, held on May Day in Hastings, and the 19th century Up Helly Aa Viking Fire Festival in Scotland's Shetland Isles, are other long-established events likely to leave some Brits baffled.
And despite hundreds of spectators at this year's event, more than a quarter (27%) of Brits say they have never heard of the annual cheese-rolling competition in Brockworth, Gloucestershire – which is believed to date back over 600 years.
