On the southwest coast of Wales, the annual Mud Festival takes place in 2008 on Sept. 6-7. Showcasing mud’s importance in estuaries, activities include welly wanging (the throwing of a Wellington boot as far into the estuary as one can), tug-of-war, mud hut construction and a “mud safari” walk in the estuary.
Admission to the WWT National Wetland Centre Wales (Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 9SH; phone 01554 741087, fax 01554 744101 or visit www.wwt.org.uk/centre/120/national_wetland_centre_wales.html) costs £6.30 (near $12) adult or £4.95 senior/student. Open daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.