{"id":990,"date":"2009-01-29T22:15:53","date_gmt":"2009-01-29T12:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=990"},"modified":"2009-01-29T22:15:53","modified_gmt":"2009-01-29T12:15:53","slug":"coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-festival-the-cotswolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/england\/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-festival-the-cotswolds","title":{"rendered":"Cooper&#039;s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival &#8211; the Cotswolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to win a round of Double Gloucester cheese?\u00a0 Do you have what it takes to win this cheese?\u00a0 Are you prepared to risk a few broken bones, sprained ankles or concussion to win this prize? If your answer is Yes to all the questions, then Cooper&#8217;s Hill is where you&#8217;d want to be.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, every year the Cooper\u2019s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival has been taking place on the Spring Bank Holiday Monday in May.\u00a0 It\u2019s believed that this tradition dates back to Roman times, but who knows as there is no real evidence to verify this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1019\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coopers_hill3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1019\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1019\" title=\"Cooper's Hill\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coopers_hill3.jpg?resize=300%2C208\" alt=\"Cooper's Hill, the Cotswolds\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coopers_hill3.jpg?resize=300%2C208 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/coopers_hill3.jpg?w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cooper<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Initially the festival was an event by and for the folks of the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world come here to participate.<\/p>\n<p>How does Cheese Rolling work?\u00a0 From the top of the Cooper\u2019s Hill a round of Double Gloucester cheese is given a rolling start, and then competitors race down the hill after it. In theory, participants are supposed to run down the hill to catch the wheel of cheese and the first person across the finish line at the base of the hill wins it. But what are the chances of anyone catching the cheese when it has a head-start and is hurtling down the slopes at about 112 km per hour.\u00a0 Anyone in its way would most certainly be run over and according to reports there have been incidents of spectators being knocked down.<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t been to Cooper\u2019s Hill, but Almis, who is soon to join us with his walking holiday advice, has trekked to the top and he can certainly attest to its steepness!\u00a0 The hill\u2019s uneven surface is another cause of the injuries each year, ranging from sprained ankles to broken bones and even concussions. \u00a0Just in case anyone\u2019s wondering how they would drive home on their own with their broken bones, the event organizers have graciously arranged for St. John&#8217;s Ambulance to be in attendance as well as a volunteer rescue team to\u00a0pick up casualties from the hill.<\/p>\n<p>The fun event is run totally by volunteers and entry is free.\u00a0 There is a \u00a35 parking fee and this helps to fund the event.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t have to pre-register.\u00a0 Just hike up to the top of the hill and if don&#8217;t get the wobbles, then you&#8217;re in the race!\u00a0 The first to finish wins the 7-8lb. wheel of Double Gloucester, second prize is \u00a310 and third is \u00a35.\u00a0 This may not be enough to pay for your petrol or getting stitched up, but hey, it&#8217;s the prestige of being on record as the winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get to Cooper\u2019s Hill?<br \/>\n<\/strong>By car &#8211; if driving from Gloucester city centre, take the A417 to Brockworth &#8211; signposted Brockworth or Cirencester, Cooper&#8217;s Hill which is about 6.5 km away is signposted locally.<br \/>\nBy bus &#8211; take bus 10 from Gloucester to Cheltenham via Brockworth, or bus 46 from Stroud to Cheltenham via Brockworth.<\/p>\n<p>Gloucestershire, and the wider <a title=\"The Cotswolds\" href=\"http:\/\/travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Cotswolds\/\" target=\"_self\">Cotswolds<\/a>, has some great food related events and the Cooper&#8217;s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival is just one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to win a round of Double Gloucester cheese?\u00a0 Do you have what it takes to win this cheese?\u00a0 Are you prepared to risk a few broken bones, sprained ankles or concussion to win this prize? 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