The World Conker Championships has been a fixture on the calendar since 1965. It was held at Ashton, near Oundle, for 45 years, before moving to a bigger site at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick.

In schools children would resort to many a ruse to win (not least baking their conkers). At last year’s championships a fake steel conker was found in the octogenarian winner’s pocket, generating a ...

An extraordinary international sporting event will mark its 60th anniversary this weekend - when hundreds descend on a village to do battle for the world conker crown. As well as competitors. the ...

Competitors travelled from across the globe to Northamptonshire in England to compete in an extremely autumnal event ...

A royal delivery from Windsor Castle helped the World Conker Championships go ahead as planned on Sunday after an unusually ...

The 2024 champion was accused of having used a steel nut to smash his competitors' conkers, though he was later cleared. | ...

Competitors at the World Conker Championships were subject to 'airport-style ... women's champion Mags Blake said she 'can't ...

The World Conker Championships took place on Sunday in Peterborough, with 256 people from nine different countries entering ...

Some 256 people from nine different countries, including Japan, entered this year’s competition, which was held in ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales have declined an offer for their youngest son, Prince Louis, to take on his first official patronage role.

Does weather also play a part? Scientists believe a mast year happens due ... Horse chestnut trees have been dropping their conkers early, falling to the ground before reaching their full size. If you ...

HIDDEN in the heart of England is a fairytale forest bigger than the Isle of Wight that’s somehow been missed off the tourist map. It offers romantic ruins, herds of deer roaming free and ...