{"id":7360,"date":"2025-05-26T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:51:34","slug":"coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-may-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-may-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling May 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuQ63RVWNnI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, is the Day to go Cheese Rolling in the Cotswold!\u00a0 Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling takes place near Birdlip in Gloucestershire.  For at least the last 200 years, people have gone to the top of the Hill, sent a Double Gloucester Cheese rolling down the hill at  up to 70 miles an hour. Then chased after it despite the steep slope.  Its mayhem.  Watch this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see this web site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotswoldshideaways.co.uk\/whats-on\/event\/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-26th-may-2025\">https:\/\/www.cotswoldshideaways.co.uk\/whats-on\/event\/coopers-hill-cheese-rolling-26th-may-2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more of my posts on the frolics of May see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/may-2nd-this-stinking-idol-the-end-of-may-day\/\">here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Published on May 26th 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, is the Day to go Cheese Rolling in the Cotswold!\u00a0 Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling takes place near Birdlip in Gloucestershire. 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