Great Knaresborough Bed Race

Staged for the first time in 1966, the Great Knaresborough Bed Race charity fundraiser is part pageant, with each bed 'dressed' for a parade based on a different theme each year, and part gruelling time trial. The 90 teams must push their bed and passenger over a hilly 2.4 mile course in this scenic town, culminating with a 20 yard crossing of the River Nidd to reach the finish line.