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  • Newchurch is one of the few locations in which the once-common custom of rush bearing still takes place. Back in the days when churches had cold earth floors, the annual […]

    Newchurch in Pendle Rushbearing

    Newchurch is one of the few locations in which the once-common custom of rush bearing still takes place. Back in the days when churches had cold earth floors, the annual […]

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  • Lymm is one of the few locations in which the once-common custom of rush bearing still takes place. Back in the days when churches had cold earth floors, the annual […]

    Lymm Rushbearing

    Lymm is one of the few locations in which the once-common custom of rush bearing still takes place. Back in the days when churches had cold earth floors, the annual […]

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  • The Rushbearing custom at Great Musgrave is one of only a handful which still survive; the origins of the custom lie in the days when the church floor would be […]

    Great Musgrave Rushbearing

    The Rushbearing custom at Great Musgrave is one of only a handful which still survive; the origins of the custom lie in the days when the church floor would be […]

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  • The origins of the Rushcart are similar to the traditions of rushbearing which survives in Cumbia, but which have evolved in a different way. Rushes were gathered for strewing on […]

    Littleborough Rushbearing Festival

    The origins of the Rushcart are similar to the traditions of rushbearing which survives in Cumbia, but which have evolved in a different way. Rushes were gathered for strewing on […]

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  • Urswick is the setting for an annual rushbearing service at the church, similar to better-known customs at Ambleside and Grasmere. Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep […]

    Urswick Rushbearing

    Urswick is the setting for an annual rushbearing service at the church, similar to better-known customs at Ambleside and Grasmere. Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep […]

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  • Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep the earth floors sweet and it was common to make a special occasion from their annual renewal. Few such customs […]

    Macclesfield Forest Rushbearing

    Before churches had paved floors, rushes were strewn to keep the earth floors sweet and it was common to make a special occasion from their annual renewal. Few such customs […]

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  • The annual Rushbearing Festival at Sowerby Bridge takes place early in September each year and is a revival of an ancient custom. Its origins lie in the tradition of carrying […]

    Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival

    The annual Rushbearing Festival at Sowerby Bridge takes place early in September each year and is a revival of an ancient custom. Its origins lie in the tradition of carrying […]

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  • Rush-strewing festivals were once common in churches countrywide to replace the floor rushes with clean new ones for the summer – few survive and Warcop is one of the places […]

    Warcop Rushbearing

    Rush-strewing festivals were once common in churches countrywide to replace the floor rushes with clean new ones for the summer – few survive and Warcop is one of the places […]

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  • Grasmere celebrates its rushbearing festival currently in mid-July (it was formerly held on the Saturday nearest August 5th). Rushbearing is a ceremony whereby the floor rushes in church were renewed […]

    Grasmere Rushbearing

    Grasmere celebrates its rushbearing festival currently in mid-July (it was formerly held on the Saturday nearest August 5th). Rushbearing is a ceremony whereby the floor rushes in church were renewed […]

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  • The Rushbearing at Ambleside is a traditional religious ceremony, associated with the replacing of floor rushes in the church; such ceremonies are now rare and the one at Ambleside is […]

    Ambleside Rushbearing

    The Rushbearing at Ambleside is a traditional religious ceremony, associated with the replacing of floor rushes in the church; such ceremonies are now rare and the one at Ambleside is […]

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