A family has spent more than 140 hours creating a “live action” interactive maze for Halloween trick-or-treaters.

It is now the fourth year the homemade attraction has been running in Church Road, Crockenhill.

“This is the biggest one we have ever done, almost double the size I would guess,” said Michael Steel Clark, one of the seven organisers.

“I’ve named it The Alternative Faith, because there is a church at the beginning of our road.

“We will all be dressed up as monks and nuns.”

The idea first came about seven years ago, with Michael deciding to scare people from the bushes in his mum’s garden.

Previously speaking to KentOnline, he said: "I was then involved in a big motorbike crash in Swanley during 2017.

"The following year we chose to do a maze in the front garden to raise money for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance service, as they really helped me out at the time.

"In the end we raised £350 and it just snowballed from there."

Last October the family restarted the spooky event, after it was put on hold during Covid.

It was called Crockenhell and had around 300 people queuing down the street to try out the attraction.

They also managed to raise £720 for Motor Neurone Disease Association.

The 33-year-old wanted to go bigger and better this year, and has used around 200 metres of tarpaulin to cover the 80 metre-long maze.

“It is very dark and enclosed,” Michael explained.

“We decided to use a lot of UV paint, strobe lights and smoke machines this time.

“It’s a bit more interactive – we will provide groups with a torch to use whilst they are walking through.”

Starting at 8am and finishing at 3pm, it took the team three weekends to assemble the maze.

The dad-of-two says he had an extra helping hand this year.

“My four-year-old daughter, Jane, has been getting involved,” he said.

“She passed nails and screws to us when we were building it.”

He added: “The event has become a part of us now.

“We all individually decorate our houses for Christmas, but for this we get together to do it.

“The village loves it as well.

“I think it has got to the point where if we stopped, we would be letting a lot of residents down.

“Some people tell us they have been looking forward to this all year.”

They are also preparing to do some crowd control, due to the event becoming so popular.

All money raised will go to Second Chance Animal Rescue – a charity based in the village that aims to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome ill-treated or abandoned animals.

Michael and his wife Julia recently decided to adopt a cat from the rescue named Pepe.

Buckets will be dotted around the house for people to donate – which will then be collected, counted and passed over to the charity directly.

The maze will be open tonight (October 31) between 5pm and 9pm at The Beeches, Church Road.