Pooh Sticks Contest, England
It’s hard to believe that a simple little English game like Pooh Sticks could evolve into a huge event attracting competitors and TV crews from around the globe.
Quirky England: bumps racing
In any normal race, crashing into your competitors would be a bad thing. But not in the ‘bumps’ rowing regattas of Oxford and Cambridge.
Quirky England: G & D’s ice-cream
Have you ever wondered what port and stilton flavoured ice-cream would taste like? Well at G&D’s ice-cream parlour in Oxford, you could well find out.


