Britain’s potholes get their own wall calendar for National Pothole Day
To mark National Pothole Day on 15th January, Tim Webb, 69 – pothole campaigner, artist and 2023 winner of the Dull Men’s Club Anorak award – has unveiled the first ever ‘Britain’s Peskiest Potholes’ 2026 wall calendar. Including tongue-in-cheek captions and precise what3words locations, the calendar celebrates the UK’s most underwhelming, yet strangely iconic, road craters.
Potholes remain a daily frustration on UK roads, from city streets to rural lanes. They cause breakdowns, costly repairs, and safety risks for drivers and cyclists. In fact, recent data shows that UK road users battle with over a million of these craters every year. That’s why Tim Webb, who went viral for his pothole art, has teamed up with location technology what3words to channel the nation’s collective frustration into something a little more joyful this year: a 2026 wall calendar of Britain’s Peskiest Potholes.
Potholes have become such a national obsession that they now deserve the same treatment as pets, popstars, and firemen: a glossy annual wall calendar. This calendar celebrates 12 distinguished craters to grace Britain’s streets – including Kent’s Kerbside Canyon and The Tarmac Trout in Orpington (yes… a fish-shaped pothole). It features photographs of potholes from across the UK, each complete with a grand title, a humorous caption, and its precise what3words location.
Painfully British, the calendar is designed to humorously celebrate a national obsession, but it also carries a simple message: without reporting them with their precise locations, such as what3words addresses, potholes can’t be found or fixed.
A limited number of Britain’s Peskiest Potholes 2026 calendars will be given away to the most passionate pothole reporters across the UK. Enter by 23:59 on 22nd January following the competition rules:
- Post a photo of your peskiest pothole with its what3words address in the caption or on the image to Instagram, Facebook or X. Make sure your post / account is public.
- Follow and tag @what3words on the platform you’re posting to, with the #ReportYourLocalPothole
- Open to UK residents only
Tim Webb , who has spent years using humour and art to draw attention to potholes in his local community, said: “I started making pothole art to raise awareness of the issue – and found that using humour rather than anger really resonated with people. I’m retired now and just want to do something positive for my local community. Over the years I’ve realised that many potholes don’t get fixed simply because they aren’t reported properly and are hard to find. If this calendar gets people talking – and reporting with what3words – then it’s doing its job.”
James Cochrane, Partnerships Director at what3words, said : “Potholes can only be fixed if they can be found, and they’re often hard to pinpoint along long stretches of road. what3words makes it incredibly easy for anyone to report the precise location of a crater, even if it’s in the middle of nowhere. For National Pothole Day, we’re encouraging people to take a simple step to help their community: report and share a picture of the peskiest pothole they can find with a what3words address, for the chance to win our ‘hole-some’ calendar.”
what3words provides a simple way to communicate very precise locations. The system divides the world into a grid of 3 metre squares, and assigns each one a unique combination of three words: a what3words address. This means every pothole and road defect has its own address – making it easy to locate exactly where repair teams need to go. For example, ///sudden.admiral.neck pinpoints the exact location of the Pavement Pretender – a deceptively deep pothole wreaking havoc in Orpington. what3words is already used by over 100 UK councils for a variety of services, including pothole reporting, flytipping, and emergency response.
