For hundreds of years Gloucestershire has played host to the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake. The exact origin of cheese rolling isn't known. Some trace the tradition back as far as the ancient Romans, who used to have a fort on Cooper's Hill and are credited as the first people to send objects hurtling down its steep slope. The next step is giving chase...
Cheese rolling is a downhill footrace with a twist – runners plunge down the course in pursuit of a big wheel of the region's famous Double Gloucester cheese!