Maize Mazes

The best kind of ‘day out’ reviews are the ones where other bloggers get to review the attraction alongside you.  On Saturday the husband and I rocked up to Millets Farm and their fabulous maize mazes along with Emma and Jon, Pippa and FlyFour, Hayley, Gayle, Catherine and Paula. The theme of Millets’ Maize Mazes for this year is clownin’ about and there’s plenty of fun to be had.  We started out on the smallest maze and traversed its paths searching for five colour points where you could paint your fingers different colours to check in.  We left the buggy behind but the ground was so hard that I reckon we could’ve got our monster truck around ok.  There were slides and hanging ropes to make your way through and plenty of ladybirds for the mini-beast obsessed TB to admire. 

Whilst we ate lunch and gossiped, TB went to try his hand at circus skills, becoming particularly taken with the Diablo, and some of the other kids checked out the sandpit.  Oh, and Hayley decided she needed cuddles with Little Mister. 

On the way to the pick your own fields, we stopped to let the kids on the carousel.  Well, I say kids but I think Emma was the most excited.  Of course TB was perfectly happy to take his favourite girl friend along with him. 

Whilst Hayley went off to find courgettes, the husband, Emma & Jon, Gayle and I went in search of strawberries.  It was a challenge to get even our monster truck along the rows whilst holding a half- full punnet but we managed it.  TB was particularly taken by picking his own strawberries and carefully examined every plant looking for the perfect fruit.  I was less discriminating and we soon had ourselves a punnet full of juicy, handpicked strawberries. 

As we made our way back to the farm shop we stopped to take a look at the raspberries; unfortunately they didn’t seem quite ripe yet.  I was betting we’d left it too late in the day and all the good ones had already been picked.  It was then I noticed we no longer had a buggy or a baby.  Hayley had made off with Little Mister again.  At least I know there’s always a willing babysitter!

The Millets Farm Shop had me salivating from the moment I stepped through the door.  It sells all manner of fresh fish, meats, sausages, cheeses, deli-snacks, frozen fruit and farm goods.  Man how I felt like a good barbeque after seeing all that. 

We headed back towards the mazes and as the kids played on the bouncy castle, tractors and in the sandpit, the husband and Hayley went to check out the larger mazes.  I don’t think I could’ve torn TB from the toys so I could go too.  We eventually managed to convince him to run around the Sheep [                     ] with J and then around the fort.  We took the buggy along both and with careful manoeuvring it wasn’t a problem. 

It w as a fab day out, as evidenced by the sleeping boys in the back of the car.  We’ll definitely be picking our own fruit and veg again and as for the farm shop, next time I’m going back with a freezer bag and stocking up.

^{Millets provided us with free entry to the mazes, lunch and a pun net of ‘pick your own’ strawberries for the day.  Thanks guys!}