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Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill
 The event involves competitors chasing a 7lb Double Gloucester cheese down the hill. Competitors sit on the edge of the slope until the cheese is released by the guest roller and once the Master of Ceremonies announces the start, they fling themselves down the hill, which in parts reaches a one-in-one gradient. The first person to the bottom wins the cheese. During food rationing in Britain, a wooden cheese was used for the races between 1941-1954 although there was a much smaller piece of real cheese in the centre to maintain the tradition. The first recorded ladies race occurred in 1936. The origins The origins are uncertain but it has been linked to fertility rites. Nowadays the event is also a charity fundraiser. Image courtesy of BBC Gloucester |
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Nearby Towns: Painswick, Gloucester, Stroud
Nearby Cotswold Hotels: The Bear of Rodborough Hotel, Stonehouse Court, Bowden Hall Hotel, The Gables, The Stroud Hotel, Burleigh Court
Similar Cotswold Attractions: Cotswold Olympic Games, Woolsack Races, St Briavels Bread and Cheese Dole
