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Horn Dance England
When & Where The Horn Dance England is a festival which usually takes place in the town of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire in England on Wakes Monday which is the first Monday after the first Sunday after 4th September.
What to Expect At 8am six local Midlanders take a set of Deer antlers, which are thousands of years old, parading them around a 16km course for the rest of the day accompanied by maids and archers. They stop regularly to dance to the sounds of their minstrels.Getting there Book a flight into any UK airport here or book a train here.
Where to stay Book your accommodation below for the Englands Horn Dance Festival. There's quality hotels or cheap accommodation in Abbots Bromley and nearby here.
HistoryThis English festival dates back to 1227, it has been deemed a pagan ritual but others believe it was because locals were granted the hunting rights for Needwood forest.
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