My sister Ruth, and our friend Angela, had encouraged us to travel to Sheffield and seek out “Tasmazia.” At the time of its construction in 1985, it was the largest hedge maze in the world. The hedges are about 3 metres tall, and at the information centre, you are given a list of things to locate in the maze areas.
We paired off the children, and as soon as we walked through the door, we lost them for about 2 1/2 hours. This was going to be a lot of fun!
 A typical sight in the main maze |  Cool signs everywhere |
 The kids are ready to go… |  But we had better not lose them! |
 The balancing maze within the main maze |  A Maze within a maze |
 Cubby town, note the builders name! |  Cool signs, even in cubby town |
 The Confusion maze, from above. |  Getting to the centre of the Hexagon maze was a significant achievement. |
 This should slow them down |  Finally found Daniel hanging about |
At the back of the main maze, there is a 1/5th scale model of a village called “Lower Crackpot.” Aptly named because everything is not quite what it seems!
So we spent about 3 1/2 hours chasing each other around, and it felt like we had only been there a few minutes. It was excellent!
Josie and Connor teamed up and you could hear them giggling as they were discovering new things at every twist and turn. Leisl and Rosa wandered around gradually and found more items than anyone, AND were able to remember how to get to each item. Except “The Kitchen Sink.” Eventually, after many coooeee’s and calling, we managed to reunite at CubbyTown and spent ages looking for it together.
At Lower Crackpot, there were three additional smaller mazes to explore and more things to tick off our lists. What an excellent way to spend the day.
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