This is a compilation of 133 United Kingdom Guinness records in 2011. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United Kingdom Guinness Records broken down by year.
| When | Record name | What | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 2011 | Tallest structure built with interlocking plastic bricks in one minute (one hand) | Chris Challis | |
| 21 December 2011 | Treadmill, greatest distance covered in one week - female | 833.05 kilometre(s) | Sharon Gayter |
| 21 December 2011 | Treadmill, greatest distance covered in one week (overall) | Sharon Gayter | |
| 18 December 2011 | Largest group of carol singers - multiple venues | Premier Christian Radio | |
| 15 December 2011 | Heaviest sportswoman | Sharran Alexander | |
| 05 December 2011 | Most people static cycling (multiple venues) | 3509 people | Virgin Active |
| 02 December 2011 | Longest rail grind - snowboard | Calum Paton | |
| 18 November 2011 | Largest gathering of people dressed as garden gnomes | 478 people | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| 17 November 2011 | Most tricep dips in one minute (male) | 119 total number | Stephen Buttler |
| 17 November 2011 | Most push ups with claps in one minute (male) | 90 total number | Stephen Buttler |
| 17 November 2011 | Most full body explosive push ups in one minute (male) | 82 total number | Stephen Buttler |
| 17 November 2011 | Fastest time to burst three hot water bottles | Shaun Jones | |
| 17 November 2011 | Most knee bends on a Swiss ball in one minute | 65 total number | Stephen Buttler |
| 16 November 2011 | Fastest time to hang three strips of wallpaper - team of two | 1/16.435 minute(s):second(s) | Phil Burgess and Simon Whitaker |
| 16 November 2011 | Most chin ups in one hour | 993 total number | Stephen Hyland |
| 15 November 2011 | Oldest person to have a total hip replacement | John Randall | |
| 15 November 2011 | Longest underwater live radio broadcast (supported) | 5/6 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Simon Clarke |
| 12 November 2011 | Fastest one mile carrying 40 lb pack | 5/16.9 minute(s):second(s) | Lee Riley |
| 09 November 2011 | Longest chain of skiers | 60 people | Chill Factore |
| 05 November 2011 | Most expensive tooth sold at auction | 23010 US dollar(s) | Dr. Michael Zuk |
| 28 October 2011 | Largest bra | 26.72/29.6 metre(s) | Reckitt Benckiser |
| 20 October 2011 | Most consecutive loops flown in close formation (fixed wing aircraft) | The Blades Aerobatic Display Team | |
| 15 October 2011 | Oldest competitive ballroom dancer (male) | Frederick Salter | |
| 09 October 2011 | Largest Conker championship | 395 people | Hampstead Heath Education Centre |
| 09 October 2011 | Youngest runner to complete 100 marathons (female) | 24, 351 year(s):day(s) | Elizabeth Tunna |
| 08 October 2011 | Largest gathering of skeletons | 2018 people | Jokers' Masquerade |
| 08 October 2011 | Largest Cha-Cha Slide dance | 3231 people | Girlguiding North West England |
| 07 October 2011 | Most people playing swingball | 210 people | Barclays Stockbrokers |
| 28 September 2011 | Largest onion bhaji | 102.2 kilogram(s) | Colin Burt , Cookery students from Bradford College , Prashad Restaurant |
| 26 September 2011 | Longest cucumber | 107 centimetre(s) | Ian Neale |
| 23 September 2011 | Longest thread of hand-spun wool in one hour | 99/45 metre(s) | Ruth Gough |
| 16 September 2011 | Most football touches with the toes in one minute | John Farnworth | |
| 15 September 2011 | Fastest time to cram into a box (female) | Skye Broberg | |
| 13 September 2011 | Largest breakaway glass structure smashed by a car | Rocky Taylor | |
| 07 September 2011 | Largest chocolate bar by weight | 5792.50 kilogram(s) | Thorntons plc |
| 04 September 2011 | Most consecutive donuts (spins) in a car | 280 total number | Jamie Morrow |
| 04 September 2011 | Heaviest potato | Peter Glazebrook | |
| September 2011 | Smallest trade union | The Sheffield Wool Shear Workers Union | |
| 28 August 2011 | Most bounces on a space hopper in one minute | 108 total number | Mark Little |
| 27 August 2011 | Largest gathering of people dressed as Robin Hood | 1215 people | Camping and Caravanning Club |
| 26 August 2011 | Largest K'Nex skeleton sculpture | 3.87 x 2.44 x 13.38 metre(s) | volunteering Space Camp® crew trainers |
| 23 August 2011 | Highest score on Level 1-1 of "Poached Eggs"on Angry Birds for Chrome | 37510 point(s) | Stephen Kish |
| 14 August 2011 | Most socks sorted and hung in one minute (team of two) | 19 total number | Melanie Truby, Kimberley Brewer |
| 09 August 2011 | Fastest powered street luge | 115.83 kilometre(s) per hour | Jason Bradbury |
| 01 August 2011 | Most concurrent players in one Minecraft world | people | Yogscast |
| 27 July 2011 | Largest collection of matchbox labels | 1054221 total number | Steven Smith |
| 26 July 2011 | Longest distance run three-legged in 12 hours | Gary Hooson, Simon Ashton | |
| 23 July 2011 | Most music festivals visited in 30 days | Greg Parmley | |
| 23 July 2011 | Longest chain of people licking ice cream | 2728 people | Morelli's of Portstewart |
| 23 July 2011 | Largest parade of Jaguar cars | Silverstone Classic | |
| 18 July 2011 | Most expensive cricket bat | 100000 US dollar(s) | R K Global Shares & Securities Ltd |
| 13 July 2011 | Largest collection of pig-related items | 16779 total number | Anne Langton |
| 08 July 2011 | Longest distance marathon pool rescue | 30000 kilometre(s) | Frinton and Walton Swimming Pool Lifeguard Team |
| 07 July 2011 | Longest red carpet for a film premiere | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | |
| 07 July 2011 | Largest game of If You're Happy and You Know It | 1128 people | West Yorkshire Police |
| 07 July 2011 | Largest Macarena dance | 2219 people | Eggbuckland Community College |
| 03 July 2011 | Most expensive wall calendar sold at an auction | 36000 UK pound(s) sterling | The Muir Maxwell Trust, The Fettes Foundation |
| 30 June 2011 | Highest reverse bungee jump | David Hasselhoff | |
| 29 June 2011 | Largest jacket | 12.95/15.32 metre(s) | St. George's C of E church, Stockport |
| 20 June 2011 | Most expensive musical instrument sold at auction | 9808000 US dollar(s) | Tarisio Auctions |
| 18 June 2011 | Largest bee house | London Wildlife Trust | |
| 14 June 2011 | Most participants in a collaborative animated film project | 1897 people | The Tate Movie Project |
| 13 June 2011 | Largest collection of Spice Girls memorabilia | Elizabeth West | |
| 12 June 2011 | Largest dog walk | 22742 total number | Anthony Carlisle |
| 04 June 2011 | Most haircuts in 24 hours by an individual | 526 total number | Nabi Salehi |
| 03 June 2011 | Tallest actor | 232.5 centimetre(s) | Neil Fingleton |
| 01 June 2011 | Oldest Association football national trophy | Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup | |
| 29 May 2011 | Fastest time to cornrow braid a person's hair | 15 minute(s):second(s) | Aycan Kemal |
| 28 May 2011 | Heaviest weight lifted with the toes | 23 kilogram(s) | Guy Phillips |
| 22 May 2011 | Fastest marathon dressed as a doctor (male) | 2/53/11 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Ewan Jack |
| 22 May 2011 | Largest remote dance class | 882 people | Dancing Queens |
| 15 May 2011 | Most domestic league titles | 54 total number | Rangers FC |
| 11 May 2011 | Oldest Association football trophy | Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup | |
| 30 April 2011 | Longest skittle marathon (alley) | Andy Collins, Craig Carter | |
| 29 April 2011 | Most live streams for a single event | 72000000 people | Prince William and Catherine Middleton's wedding / St James's Palace |
| 25 April 2011 | First woman to race in the British Superbike Championship | first | Jenny Tinmouth |
| 23 April 2011 | Most backing dancers to a singer | 546 people | Pro-Excel (UK) |
| 20 April 2011 | Longest heir-apparent | Prince Charles | |
| 17 April 2011 | Fastest marathon dressed in a police uniform | 3/09/52 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Paul Swan |
| 17 April 2011 | Fastest marathon on crutches | 6/24/48 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | John Sandford Hart |
| 17 April 2011 | Most money raised by a marathon runner | 2330159.38 UK pound(s) sterling | Steve Chalke |
| 14 April 2011 | Fastest throw of a rugby ball | 48.0 mile(s) per hour | Joe Simpson (London Wasps Rugby Club) |
| 12 April 2011 | Lightest touch screen mobile (cell) phone | 40.3 gram(s) | Dyal Trading Ltd |
| 10 April 2011 | Longest journey by fire engine | Steve Moore | |
| 09 April 2011 | Longest glow-in-the-dark (chemiluminescent) necklace | Mr Tom Pringle | |
| 09 April 2011 | Farthest distance waterskied blindfolded in one hour | 23.85 kilometre(s) | Steven Thiele |
| 08 April 2011 | Most balloons burst with breath by a team in one minute (multiple venue) | dunnhumby | |
| 07 April 2011 | Most hot air balloons to cross the English Channel | Palletways | |
| 06 April 2011 | Largest gathering of people dressed as bees | 2176 people | Yateley School |
| 05 April 2011 | Largest collection of model trams | 830 total number | Geoff Price |
| 05 April 2011 | Largest collection of model coaches and buses | 10955 total number | Geoff Price |
| 05 April 2011 | Longest running bhangra band | 2011 - 1967 year(s):day(s) | Bhujangy Group |
| 28 March 2011 | Most people cocktail flairing | 101 people | T.G.I. Friday's |
| 25 March 2011 | Largest collection of gnomes and pixies | 2042 total number | Ann Atkin |
| 24 March 2011 | Largest collection of brooches (broaches) | 4061 total number | Adam Wide |
| 17 March 2011 | Heaviest machine moved using a brain control interface | 56.2 tonne(s)/metric ton(s) | The Gadget Show |
| 14 March 2011 | Largest kazoo ensemble | 5190 people | Big Red Nose Show |
| 05 March 2011 | Fastest half marathon carrying a 40 lb pack | 1/36/56 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Lee Riley |
| 03 March 2011 | Fastest window cleaner - female | Deborah Morris | |
| 02 March 2011 | Fastest time to reach 1,000 runs in cricket One Day Internationals | Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Viv Richards | |
| 01 March 2011 | Largest game of head, shoulders, knees and toes (multiple venues) | 4727 people | I CAN |
| 01 March 2011 | Highest resolution optical microscope | 50 nanometre(s) | University of Manchester |
| 26 February 2011 | Fastest 100 meters with a football balanced on the head | 18.53 second(s) | Daniel Cutting |
| 26 February 2011 | Most football touches with the lips in one minute | Daniel Cutting | |
| 26 February 2011 | Most football rolls across the forehead | 1810 total number | Daniel Cutting |
| 26 February 2011 | First female to have two singles and two albums in the UK top 5 simultaneously | first | Adele |
| 22 February 2011 | Highest score on Dr. Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (Namco Bandai, 2011) | Victoria Norval | |
| 18 February 2011 | Largest collection of lipstick prints | 54949 total number | 32 Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) groups across the world |
| 13 February 2011 | Fastest 100 miles on a treadmill (team) | 8/23 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Radley College |
| 13 February 2011 | Largest donation of used mobile phones in one week - single location | Redeem Ltd , Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | |
| 05 February 2011 | Largest comeback in Premier League history | Newcastle United | |
| 25 January 2011 | Most consecutive bottle bumps on the elbow (cocktail flairing) | 29 total number | Tom Dyer |
| 24 January 2011 | Most expensive aircraft scrapped before becoming operational | 450000000 UK pound(s) sterling | Nimrod MRA4 |
| 23 January 2011 | Most nationalities represented in a Premier League match | Blackburn Rovers , West Bromwich Albion | |
| 19 January 2011 | Largest ball of magnetic tape | EMC | |
| 18 January 2011 | Most expensive white wine | 75000 US dollar(s) | The Antique Wine Company |
| 16 January 2011 | Most participants in a weigh-in in four hours (multiple venues) | 1623 people | Scottish Slimmers |
| 15 January 2011 | Most consecutive professional ice hockey wins (team) | 21 total number | Cardiff Devils |
| 12 January 2011 | Most consecutive wins in Twenty20 internationals | 8 total number | England |
| 10 January 2011 | Most items washed up in 8 hours | Louise Dooey | |
| 09 January 2011 | Most darts bullseyes in ten hours (team) | Winnersh British Legion Club | |
| 07 January 2011 | Fastest-selling &biggest selling digital album in the UK | 49156 unit(s) sold | Kings of Leon |
| 03 January 2011 | Fastest-selling gaming peripheral | 133333 unit(s) sold | Kinect for Xbox 360 |
| 01 January 2011 | Most singles sold in the UK | 161811236 unit(s) sold | 2010 |
| 2011 | Oldest continuously surviving intelligence organisation in the world | British Secret Intelligence Service | |
| 2011 | Most consecutive years of UK No.1 singles | first | Rihanna |
| 2011 | Longest running TV documentary - single subject | Up series | |
| 2011 | Longest running TV current affairs series | Panorama | |
| 2011 | Largest stop-motion animation set | 1025.04 square metre(s) | Aardman Animations |
| 2011 | Longest gap between TV appearances | Philip Lowrie | |
| 2011 | Largest collection of maritime art | National Maritime Museum | |
| 2011 | Oldest surviving tennis tournament | Wimbledon Championships | |
| 2011 | Longest-running Man vs Horse race | Man vs Horse Marathon |