We visited Trinity Scares in Ipswich ahead of Halloween

Trinity Scares is a locally organised Halloween attraction at Trinity Park featuring three scare mazes, with months of preparation going into bringing the experience to life.

The Trinity Scares maze (Image: Newsquest)

The event is running until October 31, giving visitors a final chance to experience the attraction before it closes for the year.

I was excited to take on the event, being a fan of this type of thing, and I had high hopes and expectations as I was joined by fellow reporter Harper Mills for the evening.

When we arrived it was easy to navigate our way through the entrance into the circus tent - the vibrant heart of Trinity Scares.

Inside there was a photo booth along with a couple of food stalls, with a stage in the middle, with seating surrounding it ready to take in and enjoy an aerial acrobatics display.

There was an aerial acrobatic display (Image: Newsquest)

Adjacent to that was a pumpkin-themed rodeo, attracting many visitors to test themselves on how long they could last on the bucking vegetable.

Then came the main attractions of the night.

The three scare mazes - The Nightmare, Cell Block T and Cursed Clowns.

Walking past the bumper cars we started off at The Nightmare - my personal favourite of the three.

We joined the queue and waited to embark on the frightful journey.

The entrance to the first scare maze (Image: Newsquest)

The first maze consisted of multiple rooms, different mazes and a multitude of jump scares. There were lots of moments in total darkness, or the occasional sparingly flashing white light to cut through the black helping to set a dark, ominous tone.

The actors were very good throughout, and had perfectly placed pop outs, leading you - often quite literally - down the garden path, luring you into a false sense of safety and security before emerging, screaming or wielding knives or chainsaws.

What impressed us most during the first maze was the duration - it was about a half an hour experience packed with different environments which helped keep interest and intrigue at a maximum.

After the first fright, we were feeling ready to experience the rest of the night.

Following a quick test of core strength on the rodeo pumpkin, we set off for maze two - Cell Block T.

This one featured a few more interactive moments - unfortunately for me.

There were fairground style stalls near the mazes (Image: Newsquest)

I found myself separated from Harper and the group twice. Once I was sent down a questionable tunnel solo, before a few moments later being held in a cage with what could only be described as a gaggle of ravenous prison inmates banging on the bars requesting parts of my body to eat.

We reconvened and collectively agreed there were more moments of trepidation in the second, as we were ready to close with the night with some clowning around.

Onto Cursed Clowns.

The final outing was another unique experience consisting of a door maze, a wobbly bridge, a ball pit and a slide.

The final maze of the night concluded with me once more being singled out for a ride on the teacups with a crazed character.

After a few more frights on the way out, including a run-in with Slender Man and a crooked caravan, we successfully survived all three mazes.

There was a fire for toasted marshmallows to end the night (Image: Newsquest)

Whilst recounting our favourite spooks of the night, we sampled the delights of some toasted marshmallows round a firepit - a befitting, wholesome end to the night.

Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our time. There were some great scares, some intense moments and a lot of laughs.