Labyrinth at Notts Maze
Before we arrived at The Labyrinth we were told that we would need to wear wellies. They really weren't wrong - but it was nice to see an event recognise, and pre-warn guests that it could be muddy, as opposed to turning up unexpected.
On arrival, on a very wet Saturday, we were met by a group of guides and given a quick briefing - a group of inmates had escaped from Darlington Prison and the army had detained them all inside the cornfield. They therefore needed our Civilian help as the inmates were not behaving, and we were tasked with trying to find them.
We entered the maze, which was an 8ft towering cornfield covering over 12 acres of land. It really was so dark, and muddy, that we were thankful for the wellies, but it all added to the experience!
We were trying to follow the map but everywhere in the maze looked the same. Then out of nowhere we were faced with an inmate, who was taunting us and laughing at our disoriented state. We turned a few corners and were met with another inmate, this time with an axe in their hand! They were starting to come out of nowhere in the thickest of night, taking us completely by surprise.
We hurried down a trail, only to be met with a dead end, and laughter that spelt out our misfortune. Our guide lit the way with a torch and we managed to stumble out into an open space, only to be met with 4 or 5 inmates all coming quickly to us. They teased us by taking our map, and the the torch, and left us to get out unaided. After a lot of dead ends, more inmates and a few unexpected surprises we eventfully made it to safety outside the maze!
In summary, we cannot emphasise just how perfect this setting is, as the corn towers over you and gives lots of tight spaces, allowing for actors to easily move through with no sight. We felt it could have had a slight more story flowing through and a big finale would have ended it perfectly, but as a whole, we got some really good scares and loved the whole concept and execution.
On arrival, on a very wet Saturday, we were met by a group of guides and given a quick briefing - a group of inmates had escaped from Darlington Prison and the army had detained them all inside the cornfield. They therefore needed our Civilian help as the inmates were not behaving, and we were tasked with trying to find them.
We entered the maze, which was an 8ft towering cornfield covering over 12 acres of land. It really was so dark, and muddy, that we were thankful for the wellies, but it all added to the experience!
We were trying to follow the map but everywhere in the maze looked the same. Then out of nowhere we were faced with an inmate, who was taunting us and laughing at our disoriented state. We turned a few corners and were met with another inmate, this time with an axe in their hand! They were starting to come out of nowhere in the thickest of night, taking us completely by surprise.
We hurried down a trail, only to be met with a dead end, and laughter that spelt out our misfortune. Our guide lit the way with a torch and we managed to stumble out into an open space, only to be met with 4 or 5 inmates all coming quickly to us. They teased us by taking our map, and the the torch, and left us to get out unaided. After a lot of dead ends, more inmates and a few unexpected surprises we eventfully made it to safety outside the maze!
In summary, we cannot emphasise just how perfect this setting is, as the corn towers over you and gives lots of tight spaces, allowing for actors to easily move through with no sight. We felt it could have had a slight more story flowing through and a big finale would have ended it perfectly, but as a whole, we got some really good scares and loved the whole concept and execution.
Links:
Notts Maze website
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