The Maze


'The most famous Maze in the history of the world'

Where you'll find it: The Wilderness, Hampton Court Palace

See it for yourself: visit the palace

Why see it?

It's pretty famous

‘It is the most famous Maze in the history of the world, and immeasurably the one most visited.’ 
(Ernest Law, 1926)

 

A literary setting

The Maze in Three Men in a Boat

‘We’ll just go in here, so that you can say you’ve been, but it’s very simple. It’s absurd to call it a maze. You keep on taking the first turning to the right. We’ll just walk around for ten minutes, and then go and get some lunch.’

So said Harris, from Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat (1889). The tourists he led into the Maze subsequently got lost for hours.

 

They said it...


There was a young teacher from Hayes
Took her class to the Hampton Court Maze
They got thoroughly lost
At a reasonable cost
The children and teacher from Hayes.

  •  London Transport poster verse from the early 20th century  


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