	{"id":99379,"date":"2024-01-22T04:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T17:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=99379"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:52:04","slug":"find-fun-at-maze-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/find-fun-at-maze-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Find fun at Maze House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS school holidays head into the great outdoors and find yourself in the maze at Maze House, located at Newlyn North.<\/p>\n<p>The venue is open every day of the summer school holidays from 10am until 4.30pm there&#8217;s hidden clues for children to find around the manicured hedge maze.<\/p>\n<p>There are also old-time carnival games and a milk bar on site serving milkshakes and ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a traditional hedge maze which is 30 years old and there is a maze hunt for kids where they have to find things out,\u201d said owner Trish Kevin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have old times carnival games like return bowling which is a take on traditional bowling with a twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a horse racing game where people race each other and lawn bowls where you compete to get closest to the target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The country setting acts as a backdrop to the activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all set in a rural country garden with apple orchards which are just about at their peak and mulberries and raspberries and a whole range of fruit trees,\u201d said Ms Kevin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have a country cricket pitch with a scoreboard which people love playing on and a lot of perennial beds and lots of shady spots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Kevin said that so far the program has been going well so far despite rainy weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a constant stream of people and because the weather hasn\u2019t been to hot it\u2019s actually delightful at the moment and really lush and green,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Entry to Maze House is $12 for children and $14 for adults with bookings recommended via <strong>mazehouse.com.au<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS school holidays head into the great outdoors and find yourself in the maze at Maze House, located at Newlyn North. 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