The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

Type:Participatory Event

The Oaks, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, BL0 9AD
The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

About

In this annual competition the ancient grudge between Yorkshire and Lancashire is played out again – this time by hurling Black Puddings at a pile of Yorkshire Puddings on a 20-foot high plinth. Competitors have three turns in an attempt to knock down as many Yorkshire Puddings as possible (they are arranged in a pile of a dozen) and must throw underarm from a purpose built stand called the oche .The competition dates back to the 1980s but the Yorkshire-Lancashire rivalry is lost in the mists of time, and allegedly during the Wars of the Roses the two sides exchanged fire with foodstuffs when their ammunition ran out (if you believe that….). Expect a lively, fun atmosphere and hundreds of puddings!

Facilities

Children & Infants

  • Accept children (Minimum age)
  • Cot Available

Map & Directions

Opening Times

Season (14 Sept 2025)
Season (13 Sept 2026)

* From 11am till 4pm

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