Looking to do something unusual and very English?

The Washington Post wants me to turn off my adblocker, not likely so unfortunately I can't read the article.

How about cheese rolling, this takes place once a year at Coopers’ Hill in Gloucestershire, England. People compete to roll a 9-lb. round Double Gloucester cheese wheel down a hill. It’s an old tradition, although no one knows for certain when it began. Today people from all over the world come to take part! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjPj9w54UU

Oh, lordy, that is just nuts. Do they have stretchers lined up below? Do they keep a tally of broken bones?

A little more seriously, any show at the Royal Albert Hall in London -- and the schedule is both busy and varied -- will be a special experience because it is such an unusual hall. The ampitheatre that can play host to a circus or opera or symphony or Eric Clapton (around 200 appearances.) The BBC Proms series in summer can be very British indeed, especially the closing night when regulars get dressed in costumes to sing Rule Britannia.

I remember years ago driving home from work with the radio on and singing my heart out to the BBC Proms pieces being broadcast on the CBC. All patriotic songs I had learned in School. Always arrived home in a good mood.

It's more or less impossible to get tickets for the Last Night, unless you've been a regular Prommer during the season. There are a lot of things like Swan Upping, some old some more recent. In Britain we hold the world conker and bog-snorkling championships. There are loads of local football matches and local dances (look out for the Bacup Coconut Dancers, a real hoot).