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ID#865 Heart of the Spiral
- Categories:
- Travelling Labyrinth
- Availability:
- Private
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Portable
- Address:
- 17 Alexandra Road
Peterborough PE1 3DB
England view map - Contact:
- Helena del Pino
Phone: 44 1733 310795
Email: delpinofam@aol.com - Schedule:
- Call for availability
- Material:
- Canvas
ID#4095 St Michael and All Angels
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Park Road
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1DS
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated in Albert Park area, about 5 minutes walk from Abingdon town centre. Parking restrictions apply - permits available from church.
- Contact:
- Carol Bowman
Phone: 01235-528962
Email: carol_bowman@manxcat.me.uk - Web:
- http://www.stmichaels-abingdon.org.uk
- Schedule:
- Call for availability
Church locked when unattended but access can normally be arranged given notice - Type:
- Medieval
6-circuit Abingdon design, based on a mauscript labyrinth originally created at Abingdon, c.1030-1048. - Material:
- Tiled floor in the nave of the church
- Builder:
- The Labyrinth Builders
- Size:
- 24 feet diameter
- Date installed:
- November 2008
- GPS:
- 51.671307° Lat.; -1.291250° Long.
ID#1069 Julians Bower
- Categories:
- Historic Monument; Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Back Street
Alkborough, Lincolnshire
England view map - Directions/notes:
- c.300 yards southwest of village church
- Web:
- http://labyrinthsinbritain.uk/information
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Medieval
11 circuit medieval type - Material:
- Turf Labyrinth
- Size:
- 43 feet - 13.4 metres
- Date installed:
- Unknown - first recorded late 17th century
- GPS:
- 53.684818° Lat.; -0.668769° Long.
ID#1132 Alkborough Church Labyrinths
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Alkborough Church
Alkborough, North Lincolnshire
England view map - Directions/notes:
- A small labyrinth inset into the floor of the porch and another in stained glass above the altar.
- Web:
- http://labyrinthsinbritain.uk/information
- Schedule:
- Church is usually locked, but porch labyrinth always open. Keyholder lives opposite.
- Admission:
- Donations always welcome
- Type:
- Medieval
11 circuit medieval - copy of nearby Julian's Bower turf labyrinth - Material:
- Concrete
and Stained Glass - Designer:
- J. Goulton Constable
- Size:
- Porch labyrinth 6 feet diameter
- Date installed:
- porch labyrinth 1887, stained glass c.1922
- GPS:
- 53.685920° Lat.; -0.666089° Long.
ID#18389 Rydal Hall
- Categories:
- Retreat or Conference Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Rydal Hall Labyrinth
- Address:
- Rydal
Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9LX
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Labyrinth is located in a woodland which is only accessible by stairs. It is walkable but is a work in process further establishing paths and planting flowers etc.
- Contact:
- Rydal Hall
Phone: 01539-432050
Email: mail@rydalhall.org - Web:
- http://www.rydalhall.org
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit - Material:
- Rock or Garden
- Designer:
- Paul Rose
- Builder:
- Rydal Hall Volunteers
- Size:
- approx. 15 metres
- Date installed:
- February 24, 2024
- GPS:
- 54.449302° Lat.; -2.980261° Long.
ID#4434 St. Mary's Church
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Newgate Street
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham DL12 8ST
England view map - Contact:
- Alec Harding (Rev)
Phone: +44 1833 637018
Email: Alec.Harding@Durham.Anglican.org - Web:
- http://www.stmarysbarnardcastle.org.uk/
- Schedule:
- Always open
Open daily. Approx 8.30am to dusk - Type:
- Medieval
5-circuit octagonal - Material:
- Inlaid wooden floor
- Date installed:
- 2010
- GPS:
- 54.541583° Lat.; -1.923094° Long.
ID#6841 Solsbury Hill Labyrinth
- Categories:
- Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Solsbury Hill
Batheaston, Avon
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated on the perimeter of Solsbury Hill, on the NW side, overlooking the A46 road. Originally created by road protesters in the early 1990's, it is kept in reasonable condition by regular visitors and dog-walkers.
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit, Ariadne's thread style - Material:
- Outdoor Grass
- Date installed:
- early 1990's
- GPS:
- 51.410929° Lat.; -2.336621° Long.
ID#18211 Ashburnham Place
- Categories:
- Retreat or Conference Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Battle, East Sussex TN33 9NF
England view map - Directions/notes:
- The labyrinth is on the way to the lake, just past the Walled Garden
- Contact:
- Phone: +44 (0)1424-892244
Email: Contact@ashburnham.org - Web:
- https://www.ashburnham.org.uk/contact-us/how-to-find-ashburnham-place/
- Schedule:
- Open Tuesdays - Sundays
- Type:
- Contemporary
Grass labyrinth mown in a meadow. - Material:
- Outdoor Grass
- Size:
- 32 x 17 metres
- Date installed:
- 2017
- GPS:
- 50.903919° Lat.; 0.398595° Long.
ID#4124 GreenAcres Chiltern
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship; Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Chiltern Woodland Burial Park Labyrinth
- Address:
- Potkiln Lane, Jordans
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 2XB
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Easy access from junction 2 of the M40. Exit the motorway and take the A355 towards Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield. At the roundabout take the A40 towards Gerrards Cross. After 600 yards turn left after the speed camera into Potkiln Lane. Our entrance is 400 yards on the left.
- Contact:
- Phone: 01494 872158
- Web:
- https://www.greenacresgroup.co.uk/park/chiltern/
- Schedule:
- Our labyrinth is accessible during the opening hours of the burial park - currently Mon - Fri 08.30am - 4.30pm (or dusk if earlier) weekends and Bank Holidays 10.00am - 4.00pm.
- Type:
- Classical
Circular Cretan seven circuit labyrinth - Material:
- forest floor with woodchip
- Designer:
- staff of Chiltern Woodland Burial Park
- Builder:
- staff of Chiltern Woodland Burial Park
- Size:
- 270 yards to centre from mouth
- Date installed:
- Opened by Professor Keith Critchlow, May 3rd 2010
- GPS:
- 51.601964° Lat.; -0.610402° Long.
ID#6237 Priory Country Park
- Categories:
- Public Open Space; Public Park or Garden
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Labyrinth at Priory Country Park. Photo Daniel Fellman 2011
- Address:
- Barkers Lane
Bedford MK41 9DJ
England view map - Directions/notes:
- located to the east of Bedford, about one mile from the town centre.
- Contact:
- Email: prioryrangers@bedford.gov.uk
- Web:
- http://www.priorycountrypark.co.uk
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Contemporary
- Material:
- upright oak timbers
- Designer:
- WREN
- Size:
- 30 metres diameter
- Date installed:
- 2006
- GPS:
- 52.130784° Lat.; -0.432095° Long.
ID#13962 Ashridge House Gardens
- Categories:
- Private Garden or Property
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jan Sellers
- Address:
- Ashridge House
Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire HP4 1NS
England view map - Availability:
- best viewed during the summer months
- Directions/notes:
- The gardens and the mown labyrinth can be visited by purchasing a day pass on the website. The labyrinth is located in a walled garden (originally a Rose Garden) named the 'Skating Pond,' at a corner on the east side of the extensive grounds.
- Web:
- https://www.ashridgehouse.org.uk/visit-us/gardens/
- Schedule:
- The gardens are open Monday to Sunday, 9am - last entry 4pm
- Admission:
- see website for ticket costs
- Type:
- Medieval
11-circuit - Material:
- Outdoor Grass
- Size:
- 28 metres diameter
- Date installed:
- ca. 2006
- GPS:
- 51.798180° Lat.; -0.556793° Long.
ID#3100 St. Columba's United Reformed Church
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- By appointment
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Top-down view of labyrinth garden layout.
- Address:
- Marsh House Avenue
Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees TS23 3AL
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Corner of Marsh House Ave. & Knole Rd. in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK.
- Contact:
- Rev. Colin Offor
Email: c.offor@ntlworld.com - Web:
- https://stcolumbasurc.org.uk/
- Schedule:
- Call for availability
- Admission:
- none
- Type:
- Contemporary
- Material:
- Rock or Garden
- Designer:
- Dr. Daniel Meister / Mr. Steven Johnson
- Builder:
- St. Columba's URC & Knole Rd. Community
- Size:
- 80 x 12 feet
- Date installed:
- June 11, 2005
- GPS:
- 54.609877° Lat.; -1.282702° Long.
ID#3334 Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
- Categories:
- Retreat or Conference Centre
- Availability:
- By appointment
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- 1046 Bristol Road
Birmingham B29 6LJ
England view map - Contact:
- Phone: 0121-472-5171
- Web:
- http://www.woodbrooke.org.uk
- Schedule:
- Call for availability
- Type:
- Medieval
11-circuit, Chartres style - Material:
- Outdoor Grass
- GPS:
- 52.430594° Lat.; -1.948141° Long.
ID#4489 Canvas Labyrinths
- Categories:
- Travelling Labyrinth
- Availability:
- By appointment
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Portable
- Address:
- Bishopsteignton, Devon
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Kept with owner in Bishopsteignton, south Devon, UK
- Contact:
- Ruth Sewell
Phone: 01626-779649
Email: heart@ruthsewell.f9.co.uk - Web:
- http://www.ruthsewell.co.uk
- Private owners:
- Owned by Dr Ruth Sewell
- Type:
- 24 foot concentric 7-circut classical and 18 foot 5-circuit medieval portable canvas labyrinths.
- Material:
- Canvas
- Designer:
- Jeff Saward
ID#5228 Festival Labyrinth
- Categories:
- Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Grimshaw Lane
Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 2JB
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Approx 1 mile into Bollington Village along the main street, turn right into Grimshaw Lane. The labyrinth is to the left where Middlewood Way crosses Grimshaw Lane and before the bridge, on the site of the disused Bollington railway station.
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Classical
- Material:
- Local quarried limestone
- Designer:
- Jeff Teasdale and Lorna Green
- Builder:
- Rob Sharpley
- Size:
- Approx 30 feet in diameter
- Date installed:
- November 2009
- GPS:
- 53.293709° Lat.; -2.107653° Long.
ID#7121 The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
- Categories:
- Museum, Gallery or Visitor Centre
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- The Harbour
Boscastle, Cornwall PL35 0HD
England view map - Directions/notes:
- On display upstairs in the collection at the museum
- Contact:
- Phone: 01840 250111
Email: museumwitchcraft@aol.com - Web:
- http://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk
- Schedule:
- See website for details - usually open daily, April through October.
- Admission:
- see website for details
- Type:
- Classical
7-circuit - Material:
- Carved on a slab of slate
- Builder:
- Unknown
- Date installed:
- Age uncertain, allegedly originally from the Isle of Man
- GPS:
- 50.690441° Lat.; -4.694178° Long.
ID#2599 Church of St. Helena & St. Mary
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
Photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Church St.
Bourn, Cambridgeshire
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Situated on the floor of the church tower
- Web:
- http://labyrinthsinbritain.uk/information
- Schedule:
- The church is sometimes locked, but details of keyholders are usually posted
- Type:
- Maze
Rectangular version of the Hampton Court design - Material:
- Black and red floor tiles
- Date installed:
- 1875
- GPS:
- 52.189633° Lat.; -0.064207° Long.
ID#4780 Boxgrove Priory
- Categories:
- Church or Place of Worship
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
- Address:
- Church Lane
Boxgrove, Sussex PO18 0ED
England view map - Directions/notes:
- The labyrinth was installed in 2008/9 as part of the major restoration of this former monastic church which now serves as the parish church for the village of Boxgrove. the church is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful in England and is some nine hundred years old. The Parish Priest of Boxgrove, Fr Ian Forrester, commissioned a local artist, Sian van Driel to design the labyrinth which is made of contrasting Purbeck stone.
- Contact:
- Fr Ian Forrester
Phone: 01243 774045
Email: revdianforrester@hotmail.com - Web:
- http://boxgrovepriory.co.uk
- Schedule:
- Daylight hours
- Type:
- Medieval
5 circuit, with a place for the paschal candle marked on the floor. - Material:
- Purbeck stones
- Designer:
- Sian van Driel
- Builder:
- L.W.Bettridge and Co.
- Date installed:
- 2008/9
- GPS:
- 50.859895° Lat.; -0.711024° Long.
ID#3741 Ranelagh School
- Categories:
- School or Educational Centre
- Availability:
- By appointment
- Situation:
- Indoor
- Portability:
- Portable
- Address:
- Ranelagh Drive
Bracknell, Berks RG12 9DA
England view map - Contact:
- Kathryn Winrow
Phone: 01344 421233
Fax: 01344 301811
Email: study@ranelagh.bracknell-forest.sch.uk - Schedule:
- Call for availability
- Type:
- Contemporary
- Material:
- Canvas
- Designer:
- Judy Hopen
- Builder:
- Robert Ferre
- Size:
- 12 x 12 feet
- Date installed:
- 18 May, 2009
ID#1127 Mizmaze
- Categories:
- Historic Monument; Public Open Space
- Availability:
- Public
- Situation:
- Outdoor
- Portability:
- Permanent
photo: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos
- Address:
- Breamore Down
Breamore, Hampshire
England view map - Directions/notes:
- Approx 1 mile northwest of Breamore House
- Web:
- http://labyrinthsinbritain.uk/information
- Schedule:
- Always open
- Type:
- Medieval
11 circuit medieval type - Material:
- Turf Labyrinth
- Date installed:
- First recorded 1783, but surely older.
- GPS:
- 50.981581° Lat.; -1.800191° Long.