content: 2026-07-19 capture run — 28 finds across 18 productive sources

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+name: "Humphrey the M5 Camel"
+subtitle: "A homemade carnival float that never left its Somerset field"
+date: 2026-07-19
+shortlist: true
+link: "https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/humphrey-the-m5-camel"
+linkText: "atlasobscura.com"
+source: "Atlas Obscura"
+topics: [travel-and-places]
+tags: [roadside, england, sculpture]
+description: "Built from an oil drum and chicken wire for a 1980 Bridgwater carnival float, Humphrey the camel never left his Somerset field beside the M5, and is now dressed for every season and sent Christmas cards addressed to 'The Camel.'"
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+Built in 1980 from an oil drum and chicken wire for a Bridgwater Young Farmers' carnival float, Humphrey has stood ever since in a field off the M5 between Junctions 23 and 24 in Somerset — outliving the parade he was built for by four decades. Commuters dress him for the seasons and mail him Christmas cards addressed simply to "The Camel."