You are in: Gloucestershire > Our Crazy County > Woolsack Races > Woolsack wonderings Every year, Gumstool Hill is pounded by people watching the famous Tetbury Woolsack Races but it's also a place to ...

Woolsack Racing will return to Tetbury over the May Bank Holiday after a four-year hiatus triggered by Covid. The annual contest involves competitors running 280 yards (about 256 metres) up and down a ...

You are in: Gloucestershire > Our Crazy County > Woolsack Races > A woolsack eye view Sam chases his two rivals When Sam Arrowsmith rocked up to take part in the famous Tetbury Woolsack Races, little ...

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