Take a stroll through the deep dark maize maze and discover 25 years of The Gruffalo!
Yorkshire farmer Tom Pearcy has painstakingly cut over 5km of pathways into his
15-acre field containing over a million maize plants to create the biggest image of
The Gruffalo ever made, marking 25 years since the colourful story book was first
published.
Covering an area the size of 8 Wembley football pitches York Maze is believed to
be the biggest maze in Europe and one of the largest in the world. When viewed
from the air the York Maze design shows an image of The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s
Child, Mouse and the other animals from the story. At over 150m tall The Gruffalo
in the Maze is believed to be the biggest Gruffalo image ever drawn!
Says Tom Pearcy, “The Gruffalo appeals to all ages and has become a much-loved
classic bedtime storybook. I read it to my children when they were younger and
still love it today. The image of The Gruffalo and the other characters from the
story are ideal for creating a maze design.”
Says Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, "When I first drew The Gruffalo 25
years ago, little did I realise how popular he would go on to become. It is amazing
to see him and the other characters featured in a giant maize maze for the first
time."
The Gruffalo 25th Anniversary Maize Maze is open for visitors to explore from
Saturday 13th July to Monday 2nd September 2024 when the crop will be
harvested. For details of opening times visit www.yorkmaze.co.uk.
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