A huge Mr Men and Little Miss-themed maze is coming to the North this summer

York Maze has unveiled its latest attraction after two years of closure – a giant Mr. Men maze to celebrate fifty years of the iconic children’s books. 

Huge figurines of the favourite Mr. Men and Little Miss characters have been carved into the maze as a way to mark their fiftieth anniversary.

The characters included are Mr. Tickle – the first of all the Mr. Men to be created – Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Tall, Mr. Bump, and the latest fiftieth anniversary character, Little Miss Brave.

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York farmer and maze owner, Tom Pearcy, carved the figurines himself in what he believes to be the world’s biggest Mr. Men characters, covering an area the size of eight Wembley football pitches.

He spent a whole month designing the maze, cutting more than five kilometres of pathways in his fifteen-acre field of over one million maize plants.

Speaking about his accomplishment and his love for the cartoons, which were created by West Yorkshire born Roger Hargreaves back in 1971, Pearcy told the York Press: “I grew up with the Mr. Men characters and loved watching the original TV series as a kid and rediscovered it when my children were young. Its multigenerational – everybody loves Mr. Men, don’t they?”

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He added: “I’m delighted with how the design has turned out and the maize plants are nice and tall – some are seven feet!

“We were not able to open last year at all due to Covid so we’re really looking forward to welcoming visitors back for the first time in nearly two years.”

Previous themes at the York Maze include Star Wars to commemorate its 40th anniversary, Doctor Who for the shows fiftieth anniversary, and Harry Potter.

For bookings and more information, visit the York Maze website here.