One of Devon’s most iconic events is back this weekend as crowds will descend onto Ottery St Mary for the fiery Tar Barrels display. Crowds will witness locals lugging huge flaming barrels ...

The event in Ottery St Mary, Devon, involves men, women and children "barrel rollers" running with burning barrels on their shoulders. The cost of insurance for the night is estimated at more than ...

One of the South West's most iconic events, the fiery Tar Barrels display, is set to return on Tuesday. Crowds will gather in Ottery St Mary to witness locals carrying huge flaming barrels soaked ...

These incredible images show children and adults carrying burning barrels soaked in tar on their BACKS in a traditional town festival. The annual Ottery St Mary Tar Barrel festival in Devon has ...

Soak the barrel in tar and set light to it... and its at that point many a rational person would shy away, but not the hardy residents of Ottery St Mary. Since around the 17th century the fifth of ...

The history of Ottery St Mary's Tar Barrel event goes back even longer than committee members can remember. And although the tradition of carrying hot barrels of tar through the town may seem a ...

The centuries old tradition of running burning tar barrels though the streets has been celebrated in the town of Ottery St Mary in Devon. This footage shows children in the Devon town of Ottery St ...

Flaming tar barrels have been carried through the streets as part of an old tradition. Men, women and children in Ottery St Mary, Devon, light the barrels and lift them over their heads and run ...

Flaming tar barrels have been carried through Ottery St Mary in Devon around Bonfire Night since the 17th Century. The event was under threat because of insurance concerns after two men were burnt in ...

The Ottery Tar Barrel is an ancient display in Devon's Ottery St Mary that's believed to stretch back to 1605. A participant runs with a burning barrel soaked in tar at a previous Ottery St Mary ...

Ottery St Mary in Devon is renowned for its carnival, fireworks, and the bearing of blazing barrels by men, women and children through the streets. This year’s carnival takes place on Saturday ...

Officers said it followed an alleged altercation between the marshal and the driver of an Audi A3 at the Tar Barrels event in Ottery St Mary, Devon, on Thursday evening. The marshal fractured her ...