Europe's Biggest Maze Teams Up With The Lego Group To Celebrate 90 Years Of Play

A giant maize maze in York, England will be marking 90 Years of LEGO Play when it opens to the public in July. York Maze hasteamed up with The LEGO Group to celebrate the iconic brand’s 90th anniversary.

Farmer Tom Pearcy has cut out over 5 km of pathways in his 15 acre field of over a million maize plants near York. When the crop is fully grown by mid-July the maze of pathways will form an image when viewed from the air, a bit like crop circles.

Says Tom Pearcy, “My design celebrating 90 Years of LEGO Play has been cut out using GPS technology to plot the pathways. It is nerve wracking because I can’t tell if I’ve made a mistake and put a path in the wrong place until July when the maize plants are fully grown and the final image is revealed.”

Isabel Graham, Head of Marketing, The LEGO Group UK and Ireland said: “90 years on and play remains at the heart of everything we do at The LEGO Group. This maze offers another great way for families to play together and we can’t wait until July when the Maze design will be revealed from the sky!”

The LEGO 90 Years of Play Maize Maze will open for visitors to explore from 16th July to 5th September 2022 when the crop will be harvested. Visitors will have to navigate the maze of pathways to find LEGO Minifigures and solve the puzzle. Find all the Minifigures and you could win a prize. For details go to www.yorkmaze.co.uk

York Maze

York Maze is the creation of local farmer Tom Pearcy and covers 15 acres (8 football pitches) in size, it is the biggest and most visited maize maze in Europe and one of the biggest in the world. Over 1 million maize seeds are planted in April and GPS technology is used to create the intricate pattern of pathways which from the aerial design. By the middle of July the maize plants will have grown to 2m tall and the maze can open for visitors to get lost!

As well as the giant maize maze, York Maze offers families a full day out with over 20 other maze and corn themed rides, attractions and shows including; Crowmania tractor trailer ride, the dinosaur themed Jurassic maize, Volcorno climb, Popcorn pillow, Corn Snake Tower slides, maze of illusions, House of Cornfusion, Corn on the Club crazy golf, Cobstacle course, shop & café.

Farmer Tom Pearcy’s previous York Maze designs:

2002. Viking Longship
2003. Spiders Web
2004. Flying Scotsman
2005. Big Ben
2006. Star Trek
2007. James Bond
2008. Statue of Liberty
2009. Astronaut
2010. Spitfire
2011. Harry Potter
2012. Mayan God of Corn
2013. Dalek & Doctor Who
2014. Yorkshiremen – Brian Blessed, Geoff Boycott & Jeremy Clarkson
2015. Thunderbird 2
2016. Roald Dahl characters
2017. Star Wars
2018. Jurassic Park
2019. Lion King
2020. CLOSED due to COVID-19
2021. Mr. Men & Little Miss

Open daily from Saturday 16 July to Monday 5 September 2022 from 10am to 6.30pm (last admission 3.00pm). To manage the number of visitors on site,  all tickets must be booked online. Tickets bought in advance start at £16.95 per person. Children aged 2 and under Free. See www.yorkmaze.co.uk. York Maze Elvington Lane (B1228), York, YO19 5LT, just off the A1079 Hull Road. Free parking. Telephone: 01904 607341.