The legend of King Lucy has long been associated with the area - a small local Iron Age earthwork is traditonally known as Lucy's Castle and a much weathered medieval statue that currently stands outside the church of St Dymphna's is commonly called King Lucy or King Luck and touched for good fortune.

The Harvest Festival has been an integral part of country life for millennia and many parts of the country have their own particular way of marking it. The tradition of the 'Flower Quean' is a celebration unique to the area around the Mazehouse