Britain According to Kaleb: The Wonderful World of Country Life

by Kaleb Cooper

An entertaining whistle-stop tour of rural British traditions, from the bestselling author of The World According to Kaleb.

Ever wondered what goes down at a Tar Barrel Festival? Don't know your wassailing from your wife carrying?

Well buckle up, because Kaleb Cooper - star of hit TV show Clarkson's Farm and Sunday Times bestselling author - is here to take you on a guided tour of some of the UK's most eccentric rural traditions.

In his smash-hit debut The World According to Kaleb, we learnt how Kaleb feels about everything from existentialism to comb-overs, and why he doesn't want to visit the Mediterranean. In this follow-up, Kaleb casts his focus closer to home to examine what people like to get up to in the great outdoors. You'll go gravy wrestling in Lancashire, nettle eating in Somerset, and venture to Hereford for the significant occasion that is Best Dressed Stick.

Along the way Kaleb will muse upon enduring British traditions like Morris Dancing and country fairs with his trademark warmth and deadpan wit. For fans of Kaleb's unique perspective and amusing hot takes, this will be a must-read.

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Audiobook

307 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2023

Reviews

[Kerrie 💫 Rundle]

Another hilarious non fiction book from the Clarkson Farm star Kaleb Cooper. I read the first book from him last year when he wrote about the world but this book brings us back to Britain and the wonderful world of country life.

This book takes us through different areas of Britain and the obscure cultures and customs of each territory in Kaleb’s hilarious straight talking way.

A light hearted look at Britain, which was funny, entertaining and educational. A quick read that I would recommend to anyone, and you never know you might learn something!

[Joycej Bell]

Funny, enjoyed it initially but needed stories about the traditions rather than short description with a lot of unnecessary unrelated pictures.
Kaleb needs to participate to give best insight with I am sure would be a hilarious twist.

[Mark Salmon]

Interesting to read all the customs taking place in such a small country and a I’ll to flick over whilst having breakfast .

[Ross Haley]

Not a bad book. Also not what I expected. I thought it would be more autobiographical in style whereas actually it’s Kalebs opinions on various traditions within Britains counties.

[eileenhardy]

Country Traditions.

This is a good read, written in typical Kaleb style. Straightforward. Says it as he sees it. In it he describes some of the fun practices country people take part in to celebrate their lifestyle. Some are bizzare, many very traditional. Many especially those in the Midlands and the North of the UK were familiar.
I enjoyed this book. It's an easy read . It made me laugh.

[Sybiee]

Brilliantly funny and lovely and short!

[Mat]

It was ok. I do wish the dates of these events had been printed so that the book could be used as a sort of guide book. Perhaps sort by date rather than region.

[Cathy]

I picked this book up when we stayed in Chipping Norton because I’m a sucker for a signed book and had found Kaleb enchanting on Clarkson’s farm.
The book itself was filled with lots of fun festivals, competitions etc from all over England. Written in the same manner as Kaleb talks it was very entertaining.
It would have been good if more detail was given for some of them. Lots of pictures so could be classified as a picture book. 😂

[Shannon Smith]

This book was much easier to read than the first one, the pages were all light colours that didn't hide the text.

I enjoyed seeing the traditions and ongoings that Kaleb decided to share alongside his commentary.

[Sean]

Another hilarious book from Kaleb Cooper. This book covers a mixture of bizarre and also iconic British traditions, such as pancake racing and world stinging nettle eating championships. It's very much a Kaleb Cooper view on the UK, and you can hear his voice throughout the book.

[Julie]

Even better!

Made me homesick for England and all the weird stuff we do over there! I love the sense of humor throughout the book and some of it’s just laugh out loud funny. Even better than The World According to Kaleb in my opinion.

[Louise]

A good read.

[Cheryl]

A pick up, put down book. It is interesting to read of the old ways, customs, and traditions of places around Britain

[Christie Williamson]

A lovely book. Wasn’t what I was expecting. It cracks me up he says it’s a family book but swears quite a bit. Nice bit of learning.

[Rachel]

A good read but I feel he could have gone into more depth about the traditions. And I also feel he didn't do much research into the North east. But overall it was entertaining.

[Clare]

I love Kaleb!! Absolutely hilarious!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Super fun, signature Kaleb 😊

[nina turner]

Got it as a gift, glad I never spent any money on it, mildly interesting but not funny

[Stephen Roberts]

Great fun read. As enjoyable as the first book.

[Alex Cotterill]

A short lighthearted easy read - just not for me. Wish he would write a proper memoir or something like Clarkson’a Diddly Squat series

[Natalie Waterworth]

Fantastic overview of the different traditions around the country, summed up in hilarious words by Kaleb.