Category: Britain

The Aston Martin

The Aston Martin car is one of the most typically British of motor vehicles. It is made by the Aston Martin Private Limited Company which makes its headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire in the United Kingdom.   The posh car gets it’s name from one the company founders Lionel Martin and from a nearby hill climb called Aston Clinton Hill liming in Buckinghamshire. The company was […]

Cheese Rolling

Cheese rolling is very British. What is cheese rolling? Simply it entails taking a wheel of cheese and chasing after it as it  rolls it down a hill. It is a wildly popular anualevent that takes place during the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucester.  This is not just any local little celebration. People come from all over the world to take part […]