Jerome K Jerome exaggerated the world's most famous one to amusing effect in "Three Men In A Boat", there is a record breaking one on a Danish island, Napoleon went into one in Italy and I have been into another record-breaking one in Wiltshire. What are they and name the ones referred to?

lanfranco

Mazes. Jerome described the Hampton Court Maze. The enormous Danish example is on the island of Samso; Napoleon got lost in Il Labirinto at Villa Pisani in Stra; and you might have visited the Great Western Maze in Wiltshire. Oct 16 05, 11:46 AM

lanfranco

Sorry, I didn't have time to post this earlier. It mentions the Hampton Court Maze (with a link that includes part of Jerome's description), and the Samso Maze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze Oct 16 05, 4:47 PM

gmackematix

You worked your way round to an almost complete "yay" there. The one in Wiltshire that I visited was the 1.69 mile one at Longleat on a gloriously sunny day. Happily, the famous lions of Longleat are not encountered within the maze. The description of the maze in "Three Men In A Boat" is found in the site below in the paragraph starting: "Harris asked me if I'd ever been in the maze at Hampton Court..." http://www.thealders.net/blogs/archive/001600.html Oct 16 05, 5:01 PM

lanfranco

You're going to deny me a complete yay because I didn't quite get the right one in Wiltshire? AAAAhhhhgggg! O.K. I am now relaxed and entirely calm. (Grrrrrr....) Oct 16 05, 5:17 PM

peasypod

Relaxed?! Sounds like she could use some of your Hot Earl Grey, gmack. I'll let her borrow some, just this once... Oct 16 05, 5:24 PM

gmackematix

I was only holding back a very little bit of it, Frankie! In fact, if you can show me that the Great Western Maze in Wiltshire is record-breaking I will award you the rest of it. And yes, Peasy, of course I don't mind Frankie having some Earl Grey. If we could give the whole world a cup it would solve a lot of problems... Oct 16 05, 5:44 PM

lanfranco

Actually, I've visited Longleat myself, and I haven't the faintest idea whether the Great Western is record-breaking -- and it does seem to be temporary on an annual basis. But it's large. Now that I've had my tea (China preferred), I might mention that I made just a very minor comment on the Popescu problem ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/days_out/maze_2003.shtml Oct 16 05, 5:55 PM