"Cheese Run" is an old game and a favorite pastime of the Brockworth villagers in Gloucestershire, England, which is held annually on May 31st. Cheese heads roll down the slope of Cooperhill Hill, and the participants try to catch them. The one who catches or reaches the finish line the fastest becomes the winner.
It is necessary
- - international passport;
- - color photograph 45x35 mm;
- - documents confirming solvency;
- - certificate from the place of work indicating the position, length of service and salary;
- - a certificate from an educational institution (for students and pupils);
- - old passport;
- - a questionnaire in English;
- - Visa fees.
Instructions
Step 1
You will need a visa to travel to England. You can submit documents to obtain it at the British consulates in the Russian Federation:
- 121099 Moscow, Smolenskaya emb. 10, tel. 956-7200;
- 193214 St. Petersburg, pl. Proletarian Dictatorship 5, tel. (812) 320-3200;
- 620075 Yekaterinburg, Gogol 15A, floor 4, tel. (3432) 56-4931;
- 353923 Novorossiysk, 3 Fabrichnaya 3A, PO Box 85, tel. (8617) 61-8100;
- 344008 Rostov-on-Don, Bol. Sadovaya 10-12, tel. (8632) 67-6877;
- 690001 Vladivostok, Svetlanskaya 5, tel. (4232) 41-1312;
- 603005 N. Novgorod, Bol. Pokrovskaya 2, tel. (8312) 30-1846.
Step 2
If you were invited by relatives or friends, add to the package of documents: a letter from the person who invites you, indicating the purpose and duration of your stay in the country and an explanation of your relationship; documents confirming immigration status, such as copies of pages with a photo and an English visa. All documents must be translated into English.
Step 3
Book a hotel room if traveling on a tourist visa. Reservation is required to obtain a visa to England. In addition, you should take into account the popularity of "cheese runs" among tourists: if you do not take care of the hotel in advance, you may have to look for accommodation far from the competition site. You can find suitable options on the websites of travel agencies.
Step 4
Create the most convenient and profitable route to Gloucestershire - for example, on Route.ru. Click on the link "Schedule and tickets" and enter the names of the departure point (for example, Moscow) and the destination (Gloucester) in the corresponding fields. Check the boxes of the proposed modes of transport, select the departure date and click "Find".
