Parsnip named England's ugliest vegetable

A parsnip resembling a creature from the abyss has come top in a contest to find the ugliest vegetable in England.



All entries to the National Trust competition had to be grown from seed this year, and they ranged from multi-layered tomatoes to twisted carrots.

The overall winner, grown by Mrs Hilary Nellist in Bedford, stood out from the rest of the vegetables, its tangled shape giving it an uncanny similarity to a creature from the depths of the ocean.