World's largest stone labyrinth Kerdroya open in Cornwall

Kerdroya, Cornwall’s Labyrinth, is made up of more than 140,000 stones that have been laid by hand, forming 445 metres of Cornish hedging.

The labyrinth on Bodmin Moor is 56 metres wide, built using traditional stone hedging techniques, and is designed to be a celebration of Cornwall’s rich landscape, the diverse geology, flora and fauna that shape the land.

Visitors can wander to the centre of the labyrinth (Image: William Dax / SWNS) Behind the vision is Will Coleman, of Golden Tree Productions, who previously captured the imagination of the Duchy and beyond with his Man Engine - a giant mechanical puppet of a Cornish miner.

Kerdroya is now five years in the making, having first been announced as a project in 2020 with a callout for public support.

Will Coleman, the creator of Kerdroya (Image: William Dax / SWNS) At the time Will said he hoped to create a permanent, living monument by Colliford Lake, to be in place for the next 4,000 years.

On Thursday it was officially opened to coincide with the Spring Equinox, following a sunrise unveiling, before going live to the public on Friday (March 21).

Hedgers James Sampson, Liam Birch and Ryan Ibbotson, who built Kerdroya using traditional Cornish hedging methods. (Image: William Dax / SWNS) Visitors will be able to walk along its 750 metres of winding path to the heart of the labyrinth.

The Spring Equinox was chosen for the opening as a “moment of balance and transition” – with no better setting than Kerdroya to mark the changing of the seasons.

An aerial view of Kerdroya (Image: William Dax / SWNS) On the warmest day of the year so far in Cornwall, Will piped up the sun over Colliford Lake at 6am, before invited guests were able to wander through the labyrinth to its entre.

There was then a special live performance of ‘Kerdroya’ by Neil Davey, Hilary Coleman and Will Coleman on bagpipes, played from the labyrinth’s centre.

Kerdroya is 750 metres of winding path (Image: William Dax / SWNS)

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