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Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling

The cheese always wins the race.

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Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling

Chase it if you dare.

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What's there
Very steep grassy hillside with woods
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Before you go

Very steep slope; injuries are common. Watch from a safe spot. Check before you go.

  • Cooper's Hill
  • Near A46
  • The pin is approximate.
  • DateCheese-rolling (Spring Bank Holiday Monday)

Throw yourself down a hill after a cheese.

Every Spring Bank Holiday, people race down the steep Cooper's Hill after a Double Gloucester cheese. Wikipedia says the earliest record is from 1836, but it may be older. The Guardian and the Stroud News reported the 2026 races, won by people from Germany and the Netherlands among others.

Sources

  1. Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, Wikipedia —
  2. Mature cheese-roller beaten by young YouTubing upstart (25 May 2026), The Guardian —
  3. Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling: full winners revealed (2026), Stroud News and Journal —

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