Never mind the typical attractions that will attract hordes of tourists this Easter , how about heading to West London to look at First World War Oxo cube wrappers or packages of Rolos ? Or travelling to Wales to visit a second-floor council flat that houses the world 's only baked bean museum ? We may be a small island but we do brilliantly bonkers attractions remarkably well . Here are some of the quirkiest attractions in the UK . Scroll down for video . Robert Opie started Museum of Brands in 1984 and has collected over half a million wrappers and packages . Museum of Brands , Packaging and Advertising . Where : Notting Hill , London . As the name suggests , this is a museum dedicated to discarded wrappers and packaging . The man behind it is Robert Opie , who has amassed a treasured collection of over half a million items , although only about 12,000 are displayed here . His light bulb moment came in 1963 when the obsessive collector was 16 and had just finished some Rowntree ’ s Munchies and McVitie 's and Price ginger nuts . His thinking was that if he threw away the wrappers a small fragment of history would be consigned to rubbish . The consumer historian has since become an authority on the history of supermarket brands and written twenty books on the subject . As well as biscuit tins and soap powder expect nostalgic toys , games and posters . The light bulb moment came in 1963 when the obsessive collector was 16 and polished off some snacks . Captain Beany has curated a collection of bean tins , money boxes , posters and other one-off memorabilia . Baked Bean Museum . Where : Port Talbot , Wales . Congratulations are in order for the 10-year anniversary of the world ’ s only museum dedicated to baked beans . Captain Beany ( previously Barry Kirk - he changed his name by deed poll ) installed the exhibit dedicated to Heinz in his Port Talbot council flat back in 2005 . From a second-floor flat on the Aberavon seafront the bean enthusiast has curated a collection of bean tins , bean money boxes , posters and other one-off memorabilia . The walls , ceiling and curtains are all orange and , when the opportunity arises , he dresses up in a cape , green pants , orange jumpsuit and painted face to become his alter ego , Captain Beany . Visits are by appointment only and while there ’ s no fee , you may be asked to make a charitable donation . Abbey Pumping Station has a loo with a see-through waste pipe so you can watch the progress of excrement . Abbey Pumping Station . Where : Leicester . In the 19th century this is where Leicester ’ s sewage was pumped to be treated . Today its exhibits include the history of terminology for bodily waste written onto a toilet door and a loo with a see-through waste pipe so you can watch the progress of excrement ‘ from flush to drain ’ . The world 's longest colour pencil measures 26ft and is located at the Cumberland Pencil Museum . Cumberland Pencil Museum . Where : Keswick , Cumbria . If you thought pencils were boring , visit this museum in Cumbria . You ’ ll find the world ’ s longest colour pencil ( 25ft and 11 inches ) and a pencil used by RAF pilots with a hidden map and compass to navigate them out of war-time situations . Other joys include the history of graphite and discovering how factories get colour inside a pencil . The World Worm Charming Championships have been held once a year in Cheshire since 1980 . World Worm Charming Championships . Where : Cheshire . This only happens once a year but it is well worth the wait . Competitors gather in an attempt to charm as many worms from the ground as possible in a set time . The sport was officially born on 5 July 1980 when a local Willaston farmer ’ s son , Tom Shufflebotham , charmed 511 worms out of the ground in half an hour . The competition has been running ever since and a regulatory body has been formed to enforce 18 rules and prevent cheating . The event has a history of people cheating by hiding worms up their trousers and sprinkling them on grass . There ’ s even such a thing as the International Federations of Charming Worms and Allied Pastimes . Quite necessary , as it turns out , as the event has a history of people hiding worms up their trouser legs then sprinkling them onto the grass and even chopping worms in half to boost their final worm-count . The date for this year ’ s event has yet to be released but it typically falls in June . The cement menagerie was sculpted by local builder John Fairnington to amuse his disabled son . Cement Menagerie . Where : Branxton . Just off the A697 between Cornhill-on-Tweed and Milfield there ’ s a spectacle not to be missed . The cement menagerie was sculpted in the 1960s and '70s by a local builder called John Fairnington to amuse his disabled son Edwin . The 300-odd charming statues of animals and humans include models of zebras , sheep , Lawrence of Arabia on his camel , and Winston Churchill . Each was based on drawings and sculpted in galvanised wire netting stuffed with paper , then cemented over and painted . The garden is free to visit but welcomes donations .
Museum of Brands displays the world 's longest colour pencil . Cheshire hosts the World 's Worm Charming Championships every year . Cumberland Pencil Museum showcases 12,000 historical packages and wrappers .