In Ottery St Mary, Devon, locals carry flaming barrels of tar on their backs for ancient and inscrutable reasons. In recent years, effigies have come to represent contemporary political figures ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Friends of Carnival and Barrel Night in Ottery St Mary have hailed the 2024 event as 'fabulous.' The annual tradition of carrying flaming ...

Ottery St Mary's 'wacky' tradition of carrying flaming barrels through the streets of the town takes place on Tuesday (November 5). It takes place from 7pm, road closures are in place from 3.30pm. The ...

Ottery St Mary is gearing up for its annual tar barrels crowd-pleaser ...

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 ...

Every year, the small East Devon town called Ottery St Mary witnesses a spectacular tradition—hundreds of people crowd the narrow streets as the flaming tar barrels are carried through the downtown.

Every 5 November, spectators line the street of the village of Ottery St. Mary to witness villagers racing blazing barrels of tar. The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary are a centuries-old tradition ...

‘There were a number of towns in Devon where they rolled burning barrels through the streets on November 5,’ Mr Wade explains, ‘but it was only in Ottery that people decided to pick them up and carry ...

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 ...

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 ...