Peasholm Park's Naval Battles
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lakeOpened originally on the grounds of a medieval manor house, Peasholm Park in North Yorkshire is everything but a conventional English park.
Each year during the summer months in Scarborough, "the smallest manned navy in the world" opens fire in Peasholm Park's naval warfare event, the Battle of Peasholm. For the last 80 years, droves of tourists and residents alike have flocked to this Japanese-themed municipal park to witness smoke-filled boats, firing fake reports across each other's bows.
Started in 1929, the Peasholm Park naval battle is one of the oldest continuously simulated battles in the world, and despite changing technology, has stayed true to its roots. Adding to the strangeness of the scene is the setting of the warfare: a tranquil English garden filled with rare trees including the Dicksonian Elm, previously believed to be extinct.
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Category: Retro-Tech, Wondrous Performances
Location: Scarborough, United Kingdom
Edited by: jademontserrat, atimian