Scilly Labyrinth Sharing Event One

27 April 2025 at the Old Town Inn

Sunday afternoon: 3:30pm (in-person)

Come along for a conversation about Scilly’s rich labyrinth heritage, see our research so far and tell us your thoughts about our proposed plans to restore Giant’s Castle Maze. Free tea and cake.

Scilly Labyrinth Sharing Event Two

29 April 2025 at the Old Town Inn

Tuesday evening: 6:00pm (in-person)

Come along for a conversation about Scilly’s rich labyrinth heritage, see our research so far and tell us your thoughts about our proposed plans to restore Giant’s Castle Maze. Free tea and cake.

Online Scilly Labyrinth Sharing Event ~ Rescheduled

9th June 2025 online via Zoom

Monday evening: 6:30pm (online)

Join us online for a conversation about Scilly’s rich labyrinth heritage.

Eventbrite link for Zoom details:

https://tinyurl.com/mr395nch

Giant's Castle Restoration

Giant’s Castle Maze on Salakee Down

Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th June 10am - 3pm

Meet at Old Town

All are welcome to join us in sensitively restoring the overgrown and dilapidated Giant’s Castle Maze with the Isles of Scilly Community Archaeology Group and Wildlife Trust.

Accessibility: please be advised the coast path to access the Maze is about 1km long and very uneven.

Creating a New Summer Solstice Labyrinth

21st June 2025 from 11.00am - 4.00pm

White Island Bar, St Martin’s

Join us in creating a new pebble labyrinth at White Island Bar - the site of a historic maze-making tradition on St Martin’s - to align with the rising sun at Summer Solstice.

All welcome. Remember to wear sun protection and bring water to drink as it is an exposed location.

Scilly Labyrinth Sharing Event Three

22nd June 2025 at the Seven Stones Inn

Sunday afternoon: 3:30pm (in-person)

Come along for a conversation about Scilly’s rich labyrinth heritage, see our research so far and tell us your thoughts about our project. With a particular focus on St Martin’s maze heritage.

We will be having a round-table discussion in the pavilion at the back of the pub.

All welcome

Labyrinth Summer Festival: Daisy Rickman & Goblin Band live at the Old Town Inn

8:00pm on Saturday 2nd August 2025

The Old Town Inn, St Mary’s

An evening of labyrinth inspired revelry with music from rising stars on the UK’s folk scene Daisy Rickman and Goblin Band. Plus lost cocktails and strange snacks from culinary artists Poppy Litchfield and Anaïs Serres. A free event as part of our Labyrinth Summer Festival, reimagining Scilly’s lost mazey folklore. All welcome but children must be accompanied after 8.00pm.

Click here for accessibility information for the Old Town Inn

Labyrinth Summer Festival: Celebratory Reopening of Giant's Castle Maze

3 August 2025 - meet at Old Town Beach at 3.00pm to process around the coast path to the site.

A procession of mazey music and traditional labyrinthine Cornish dancing out on the coast-path at Salakee Down to celebrate the high summer festival of Lammas and the “reopening” of the restored Giant’s Castle Maze. Expect music and pageantry from folk musicians Daisy Rickman and Goblin Band - a free event as part of our Labyrinth Summer Festival, reimagining Scilly’s lost mazey folklore.

Click here for accessibility information for Giant’s Castle Maze

Vanishing Labyrinths of the Isles of Scilly Exhibition on St. Agnes

13 - 27 September 2025.

St Agnes Island Hall

Open 10:30am - 4:00pm daily

An art exhibition spotlighting Scilly’s unique labyrinth heritage, and showcasing the labyrinth project work created on Scilly this year.

Expect: research into the history of mazes in Scilly; material relating to the restoration of Giant’s Castle Maze; original artworks (costumes, sculpture, photography, installation, stone carving) inspired by Scilly’s mazes and labyrinths by local artists Teän Roberts and Layan Harman; and a short film screening documenting the project.

Autumn Equinox Exhibition Evening Opening Event on St. Agnes

20 September 2025 at St Agnes Island Hall

Saturday evening: 6:00pm

Come to St Agnes Island Hall on the evening of Saturday 20 September for an event to celebrate the opening of the Labyrinth Exhibition.

Screening of the 20 minute Labyrinth Project Film at 8:00pm.

Labyrinth Walk and Artist Talk

20 September 2025 beginning at St Agnes Island Hall

Saturday morning: 11:00am

A tour of the labyrinth exhibition with a focus on Troy Town Maze, followed by a guided walk out to Troy Town Maze itself.

Walk cancelled due to storms - replaced by tea and talking in the exhibition space - shelter for as long as you need.

Guided Walk: Troy Town Maze & Santa Warna's Well

Beginning on St Mary’s Quay (9:45am) or St Agnes Quay (10:30pm)

19th April 2026

A guided walk on St Agnes. We will walk from St Agnes Quay to Troy Town Maze and on to St. Warna's Well discussing the myths and mysteries connected to these relics from the island’s past.

Tickets available here: http://bit.ly/3Q9U764