Worm Drowning platforms
United Kingdom /
England /
Tewkesbury /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Tewkesbury
World / United Kingdom / England
These platforms are built for the Old English sport of Worm Drowning. A thin line is attached to a pole, and a worm is impaled on a sharp hook at the other end of the line.
The unfortunate creature is then lowered into the river and left there until it drowns, a process that can take several hours.
Fish are a particular nuisance to Worm Drowning, and, every so often, one will eat the worm and become impaled upon the hook. To prevent the fish from interfering any further with his sport, the Worm Drowner will usually remove it and put it in a net.
The unfortunate creature is then lowered into the river and left there until it drowns, a process that can take several hours.
Fish are a particular nuisance to Worm Drowning, and, every so often, one will eat the worm and become impaled upon the hook. To prevent the fish from interfering any further with his sport, the Worm Drowner will usually remove it and put it in a net.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°0'52"N 2°8'43"W
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- Hasfield Ham 11 km
- Messier Dowty 12 km
- Imjin Barracks Military Housing Area 14 km
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- Jack Morgan Farm 19 km
- Highnam Railway Cutting 20 km
- Grounds of Elmore Court 23 km
- Hay Wood 23 km
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- Northway 2.3 km
- Tewkesbury Ham 3.1 km
- Chapel Farm 3.2 km
- Prior's Park 3.3 km
- Brockeridge Common 3.3 km
- The Wheatpieces 3.4 km
- Longdon Marsh 7.1 km
- Hardwicke 7.7 km
- RAF Stoke Orchard 8.4 km
- Hasfield 11 km
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