After last year’s success the Dorset Knob Throwing competition returns to Cattistock on 10th August.
The competition is a fun, zany and quintessentially English event which is always enormously good fun. So what’s it all about? Essentially, participants throw Dorset Knob biscuits competitively to win prizes. Knob Throwing is the feature activity but it’s coupled with several seriously good fun ‘Knob Games’ such as Knob Painting (kids love it!), Splat the Knob, Knob or no Knob, Putt the Knob, Knob & Spoon Race, Guess the weight of the Big Knob, Knob Darts, Knob Pyramid and we even have a go at Pinning the Knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant! It’s remarkable how many Knob games fertile minds can generate! This year it’s on National Lazy Day (yes, August 10 is ‘National Lazy Day’) – so maybe we should dream up an Idle Knob game!
Plenty of entertainment will keep Knob visitors well amused alongside the Cattistock Country Show crowd. Visitors can sample, taste and purchase a fine range of local food and drink. Keepsakes, memorabilia and other goodies will abound and for animal lovers there will be absolutely no shortage of activity.
Knob Throwing started in the early 2000s. Someone asked the question – how far can you throw a Dorset Knob Biscuit? Which, of course, begs the question: what is a Dorset Knob Biscuit? Well, it’s a small, roundish, light but crispy bread roll and you can’t throw one very far! The first Dorset Knob Throwing took place behind the pub in Cattistock near Dorchester. It has continued in various venues since.
The overriding aim is for visitors to have a really good day out, enjoy the Knob games and relish all that the Countryside Show has to offer. Proceeds go to support the village of Cattistock and surrounding rural areas. It is part of our rural community mission.
It’s easy to get there: head for Cattistock and follow the signs to The Countryside Show.
To find out more go to dorsetknobthrowing.com or visit the Cattistock Village Facebook page. Or, to learn more about The Cattistock Countryside Show, go to cattistockshow.co.uk.
