New maze attraction celebrates 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough
A popular Leicestershire maze has been designed this year in the shape of a gorilla to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough.
Visitors to Wistow Maze have to find 12 quiz boards hidden amongst three miles of pathways, which will feature animals from Sir David’s pioneering nature series, as well as interesting facts about this famous naturalist and broadcaster.
The maze features a Mountain Gorilla, which he famously filmed in Rwanda in 1978 for the iconic BBC series, ‘Life on Earth’.
The fun Quiz Trail, hidden amongst three miles of pathways, features animals from his pioneering nature series, as well as interesting facts about the man himself.
Being a local boy who spent his childhood living on campus at Leicester University where his father was principal, the maze owners say they wanted to honour this iconic natural historian and broadcaster, who has inspired generations to care for our planet and helped to shape global understanding of the natural world.
The maze is billed as a great family day out, where visitors can pit their wits against the giant eight-acre maize maze with its high-level bridges and towers and also take part in a variety of mini mazes and games in the Activity Funyard, which includes a space-hopper track, hoopla and a football shooting game.
With the Wistow Rural Centre opposite, consisting of a café, garden centre, model village and numerous shops, there should be something for all ages.
At the end of the season, the maze is harvested for cattle fodder and then redesigned the following Spring using GPS satellite technology.
This year’s maze opened to the public on Monday and will be open daily through to Sunday September 6, plus the weekend of September 12 and 13.
Admission charges are £8.95 for children and £10.95 for adults with family tickets (two adults and two children) costing £37.
Free parking is available on site from 10am to 6pm.
Wistow Maze is situated opposite the Wistow Rural Centre, which is signed from the A6 at Great Glen and Kibworth and the A5199 at Kilby (Kibworth Road, Wistow, Leicestershire LE8 0QF).
Go to www.wistow.com for more information or call 07884 403889.