York Maze
Tourist attraction in Yorkshire, England
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York Maze is a maze constructed from maize located off the B1228 road near Elvington in England.
History
The maze is owned by former farmer Tom Pearce who had the idea to construct a maze after seeing an advert for a "maize maze". Pearce had been looking to diversity after his entire beef herd had to be killed due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Formerly located in Heslington, Pearce was required to vacate the land to make way for the third campus of the University of York. It was at this point that Pearce purchased the area of land where the maze is now sited.[1] The maze opened at its current location in 2008.[2]
The maze was originally designed on paper and mapped out using sticks and string. In 2006, Pearce began using GPS to create the maze which made the process easier and allowed for more complex shapes.[1]
Theme
| Year | Theme | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Viking Longship | [3] |
| 2003 | Spiders Web | [3] |
| 2004 | Flying Scotsman | [3] |
| 2005 | Big Ben | [3] |
| 2006 | Star Trek | [3] |
| 2007 | James Bond | [3] |
| 2008 | Statue of Liberty | [2] |
| 2009 | Moon Landing | For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission[4] |
| 2010 | Spitfire | For the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain[1] |
| 2011 | Harry Potter | Contained two portraits of Daniel Radcliffe and was said to be the world's largest spot the difference[5] |
| 2012 | Mayan | Contained an image of Yum Kaax, a Mayan god, for the end of the Mayan calendar[6] |
| 2013 | Doctor Who | For the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who[7] |
| 2014 | Yorkshire Legends | Portraits of Brian Blessed, Jeremy Clarkson, and Geoffrey Boycott[8] |
| 2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go | For the 50th anniversary of Thunderbirds[9] |
| 2016 | Roald Dahl | For the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl[10] |
| 2017 | Star Wars | For the 40th anniversary of Star Wars[11] |
| 2018 | Jurassic Maze | For the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park[12] |
| 2019 | Lion King | For the 25th anniversary of the Lion King[13] |
| 2020 | None | No maze[14] |
| 2021 | Mr. Men | For the 50th anniversary of the Mr. Men books[15] |
| 2022 | Lego | With "90 years of play" branding, thought to contain the world's largest minifigure[16] |
| 2023 | Tutankhamun | To mark 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb[17] |
| 2024 | The Gruffalo | For the 25th anniversary of The Gruffalo[18] |
| 2025 | Toy Story | For the 30th anniversary of the first Toy Story film in 1995[19] |