Phew! Rydal 2026 is over, and it was – as always – a blast. Good food, decent weather, excellent music, lots of fun, and an epic quiz. Some photos are here. Weather The UK (and Europe) has been in the grip of a heatwave for what seems like forever, but…

Quiz Questions Picture round Round 1 Individual Challenge Round Higher or Lower Physical round Basically, the telephone game but with no sound.  The first person chooses a creature and an action from the folded papers and we show the audience.  All other team members have their backs to the action…

29 August 2025 Results: Questions Round 1 – picture round Round 2 – general questions but the next answer begins with the LAST letter Round 3 – Family Fortunes This round is like Family Fortunes.  I asked one hundred people in Ambleside town centre a couple of questions and I’m…

And another Rydal week comes to an end!  The weather was a hot topic this year, as usual.  Not in the literal sense, of course, although the previous 5 weeks had seen record-breaking temperatures all over the UK.  This Rydal’s weather was a real mixed bag: plenty of rain, but…

This year’s quiz was a riotous and noisy evening that ended with each team having to perform a limerick of their own, written on a randomly chosen theme and sung to a randomly selected tune.  The winning team were lumbered with having to sing a limerick about Albert Ketèlbey to…