Nurdling St Minver

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Nurdling St Minver


This game of nurdle is played out of The Four Ways Inn at St Minver near Rock in Cornwall on New Year’s Day. The pastime of nudging or nurdling an elliptical sphere of stone chippendale around the streets with a stick or nurdler is common to both Cornwall and Dorset. The winner is determined by the one who makes the fewest nurdle moves gaining maximum distance with each nurdle throw. Ridiculous costumes are part of the game which is occasionally revived.


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