Our Staff Experience Corris Caverns
Published on 2023-08-02
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By Hammy@Trefeddian
Part One - King Arthur's Labyrinth and Welsh Legends Maze
After three years in the planning, we finally made it to Corris Caverns for our staff experience day. We were greeted warmly on arrival and looked after all day by everyone we met. Everyone was just so friendly and has such passion for everything they do - it was a delight to see.
Following the dragon's footsteps led us to the first part of our outing - King Arthur's Labyrinth. We had time to explore the fantastic gift shop - an experience in itself, it was crammed with all sorts of wonderful things to take home and lots of things to see. I really wanted a Viking helmet but unfortunately, they didn’t fit!
Whilst waiting for our underground adventure, we were introduced to Seymour - he is nearly as old as us, is very well behaved (unlike us!) and has a regular haircut which keeps him in good health. Be sure to say hello to him when you visit.
I would love to regale the whole of our underground adventure to you, but that would spoil your visit. So instead, here's a little glimpse of what our spooky journey entailed.
Both a little nervous about our adventure, we were led down a windy path and greeted by our Dark Age boatman who took us through a vast and eerie door down a long, dark tunnel to our boat. By this time, we were both absolutely petrified of what awaited us - we’re both in our mid 40’s, what on earth is wrong with us?!
Long, twisting paths led us to stories of ancient myths and legends, with lots of surprises along the way. Our boatman was a playful character, but a little mean at times - we were both scared he was going to leave us behind (and he did several times, returning just as we started to hyperventilate!) But we soon realised it was part of his mischievousness.
Apart from being a big scaredy cat, I totally loved my visit to King Arthur's Labyrinth - the tales were enchanting, interesting, educational and, most importantly, fun.
The Labyrinth is advertised as a great adventure for all ages, and we have proved that it is. Children wouldn’t be half as frightened as we were and would really enjoy all aspects of the journey.
Top tip - Be sure to wrap up warm (even if it’s 28˚c outside), good shoes are a must and watch out you don’t end up in the graveyard!
The next chapter of our day out was amazing and completely unexpected! The Welsh Legends Maze is a brand-new addition and we both loved our time trying to complete the quests. The theme of ancient myths and legends carries on in the clues of the quests, cleverly integrating some of the stories which were regaled underground.
Still a little jumpy after our underground adventure, a tree made us jump out of our skin - watch out for him! The place is amazing - which is what we kept repeating during our time completing the quests. At every turn, there was something beautiful, ornate, unusual or interesting. The clues to the quests were works of art in their own right.
There are three quests to complete, suitable for all ages - although we couldn’t even finish the easy one. But we did our best and thoroughly enjoyed wandering around the maze discovering something different at every turn. We were so awestruck by it all and totally absorbed in the beautiful surroundings, we had completely lost our concentration.
So down to the fact we were so amazed by the maze, we will both return soon to complete the quests. If we manage it, we will even get a prize at the end.
Look out for wonderful Welsh words along the way.
Many thanks to Corris Caverns for organising this fabulous day out. To find out more about Corris Caverns and to book your visit, please click the link below.
Head over to our TikTok page to follow our day out.
