AMAZING MAZE MARKS THE GRUFFALO’S 25TH BIRTHDAY!

Friday, 12 July 2024 17:31

By Alexander Chadwick @thisisyo1

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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