An annual cheese rolling event could be officially recognised and protected if it is added to a new heritage list. Gloucestershire's cheese rolling race on Cooper's Hill near Brockworth attracts ...

It’s a relief, then, to see the annual cheese-rolling race, in which people chase a 7lb wheel of Double Gloucester down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, nominated for inclusion in ...

The event, which is known to have taken place since at least 1826, sees competitors hurl themselves down Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester, to chase a wheel of cheese, with the first to grab it named ...

The contest As the name suggests, the event features a huge wheel of double Gloucester cheese rolled down a grassy hillside, with competitors racing to be the first to pick it up. This may not ...

Here is what you need to know about this unique event. Crowds gather at Cooper’s Hill for the thrilling men’s and women’s races, where a 3kg Double Gloucester cheese is sent rolling down the steep ...

In Brockworth, on the last Monday of every May, they race down a very steep hill after a huge round of cheese … just because. A huge 3.5kg round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled from the ...

“CHEESE! Cheese! Cheese!” hundreds of people chanted at the top of their lungs. An 3.6kg wheel of Double Gloucester cheese flew down a hill. Seconds later, a cascade of two dozen people ...

Double Gloucester is available year-round. Look for farmhouse producers who make the cheeses in the traditional method, or cheesemakers who make Double Gloucester from the milk of pedigree Old ...