Lakeland Maze Farm Park is open seasonally. This year we are open from 14th February until 1st November, opening on weekends and bank holidays during term time and daily during our most local school holidays. Please note, school holiday dates differ in different areas so please always check our opening times and prices page on our website before setting off. Independent sites are not managed by us so may not be kept up to date.

Life on the farm

Lakeland Maze Farm Park is situated on Raines Hall Farm which is a working farm predominantly producing eggs. We have over 16,000 free range laying chickens at our hen shed, over the road from the farm park itself. You can see it for yourself on the tractor ride and buy our eggs from the farm park shop during opening times or the roadside egg shop which is always open. We also farm pigs and cattle on a small scale, using their meat in our café and selling it in the egg shop too.

Raines Hall Farm has been owned by the Wadsworth family for over 100 years. The farm was once a dairy farm, home to over 200 cattle- many of the buildings on site have been re- purposed since then.. our pet barn used to be the milking parlour for example. Raines Hall remains the Wadsworth’s family home and all generations of the family still get stuck in.

In 2005, Graham and Jane (the current owners) grew the maize maze for the first time and opened the doors to the public. Since then we have expanded massively and now have all kinds of attractions for you to enjoy, whatever the weather. Come and enjoy an activity-filled, animal immersive experience with fun for all the family!

The maize maze

We have 2 maize mazes, the mini maze (which takes up to around 15 minutes to complete) and the main maze (which can take up to 90 minutes to complete but there are exit points along the route if needed). Everyone does the mini maze first, and then you can decide if you want to continue!

The mini maze

The mini maize maze is especially suited to our younger (and older) visitors. Despite being just as tall as the main maze, this one is much quicker to complete so requires less walking time, it’s also pushchair and wheelchair friendly although may get a little muddy after bad weather conditions. Children must of course be accompanied by an adult in the mini maze.

Maze Maps are available to purchase for £1, if you manage not to open it from the envelope you will get your £1 back! We would definitely recommend taking one with you if you are wanting to tackle the big maze, just in case.

Comfort & Safety

• Do wear shoes suitable for walking – in wet weather wear boots or wellies
• Please make sure your whole party listens to the safety briefing at the maze entrance, this is incredibly important as the field is a working maize field and the ground may be uneven in places, so please take care. We are not responsible for personal injury sustained on-site or the loss of personal items.
• Remember the crop is maize, not sweetcorn, DO NOT eat it – it will most likely make you unwell. We harvest the maize to feed our cattle over Winter so please don’t steal it.
• In hot weather please make sure you wear sunscreen, have water and drink plenty, it does get hot in the maze when the sun shines as there is little to no breeze once you’re inside the maze.
• Please remember to visit the toilets before you enter the maze – you could potentially be in there for up to hours and there are no loos inside!
• If you get into difficulty, please follow instructions from your safety briefing or call the number on the back of your leaflet.
• Whatever the weather, and no matter how well you do, we assure you it’s brilliant fun for all!

Since we opened in 2005, we have welcomed thousands of visitors every year to Raines Hall Farm, the home of Lakeland Maze Farm Park. The very first attraction we had was the Maize Maze and it is still the highlight for many of our customers during the months of July to October. In addition to our maize mazes, we now also have 2 permanent all-weather mazes: our wooden Panel Maze and the indoor Bunny Burrows tube maze.

Every year, we create a different design for the maize maze, which always provides a challenge! Here are some previous designs from 2025.

Licensed by Westmorland & Furness Council – EX043956.