The Dunmow Flitch Trial takes place in July

Every 4th year, for the past umpteen centuries, a special trial takes place just outside London, and tickets to attend are now on sale.
The Dunmow Flitch trials date back to around 1100, and one-and-off, they’ve taken place regularly every few years since then — and in the trial, if a married couple can prove to a court that they are very happily married, then they are awarded a huge flitch of bacon as a prize.
But not until after they’ve been paraded through town and sworn an