点评:Recently, my sister and I decided to visit Lordington Lavender, a family run business set in the Sussex countryside after a word of mouth recommendation from a friend. Well what a pleasant surprise. We took my dog (after discovering that they are dog-friendly) and we made a day of it, having travelled from Surrey. There is something for everyone it seems, even for families with little children.
It is well organised with local signage to find the location, with warm and friendly staff on hand to welcome you and direct you around the farm. There are two car parks, one for disabled visitors and a main car park a little further away with tractor/trailer rides to the fields. There are good facilities, including a stall for refreshments with freshly baked cakes, a Pimms and strawberries stall, a gift shop (that I indulged in that sells all things lavender related e.g. pillow mist, soaps, creams, essential oils etc.), and an ice cream stand selling lavender ice cream which was a first for me and quite delicious. (They even had dog-friendly ice-cream though my dog was more interested in my lavender ice cream cone!) I met the co-owner, Rosie who helped serve me in the gift shop and advised me about their rather popular and beautifully scented lavender dog shampoo. (My dog's coat is now super soft and smooth with a lovely scent).
The farm is quite spectacular with row upon row of glorious lavender shrubbery giving off the most wonderful perfume into the air. The bees are out in force busily collecting pollen which was a joy to see given they are in decline. The views are breathtaking. We walked freely through the many rows of lavender taking photographs though for a fee you can also have their photographer take professional photographs if you so wish, which I might do next time we visit. I took many photographs and shared some on their instagram page.
My sister lost her bracelet which is hugely sentimental in the lavender field somewhere which dampened her spirit after a lovely day out, but thankfully someone was kind enough to hand it in and Rosie quickly replied to my sister's email, saving it for her in their office. What kindness and professionalism.
All in all, a lovely day out, a wonderful experience and somewhere I'd definitely return to next year. Even my dog enjoyed herself! Thank you so much.
翻译:最近,在朋友的推荐下,我和妹妹决定去参观洛丁顿薰衣草园,这是一家位于苏塞克斯乡村的家族企业。真是一个惊喜。我们带着我的狗(在发现它们对狗很友好之后),从萨里出发,我们度过了愉快的一天。似乎每个人都能找到适合自己的东西,即使是有小孩的家庭也是如此。
它组织良好,有当地标牌可以找到位置,热情友好的工作人员随时欢迎您并引导您参观农场。有两个停车场,一个供残疾游客使用,另一个主停车场稍远一些,可乘坐拖拉机/拖车前往田野。这里有很好的设施,包括一个出售新鲜出炉的蛋糕的茶点摊位、一个皮姆酒和草莓摊位、一家礼品店(我很喜欢那里出售所有与薰衣草相关的东西,例如枕头喷雾、肥皂、面霜、精油等),以及一个卖薰衣草冰淇淋的冰淇淋摊,这对我来说是第一次,而且非常美味。 (他们甚至还有适合狗的冰淇淋,尽管我的狗对我的薰衣草冰淇淋更感兴趣!)我遇到了店主 Rosie,她在礼品店帮我服务,并向我推荐了他们相当受欢迎且香味优美的冰淇淋。薰衣草狗洗发水。 (我的狗的皮毛现在超级柔软光滑,带有可爱的气味)。
农场非常壮观,一排排美丽的薰衣草灌木丛向空气中散发着最美妙的香味。蜜蜂成群结队地忙着采集花粉,鉴于它们的数量正在减少,看到这一点真是令人高兴。景色令人叹为观止。我们自由地走过许多排薰衣草拍照,不过如果您愿意,您也可以付费让他们的摄影师拍摄专业照片,下次我们访问时我可能会这样做。我拍了很多照片并在他们的 Instagram 页面上分享了一些。
我姐姐在薰衣草田里丢了她的手镯,在外面度过了愉快的一天后,她的精神受到了很大的打击,但幸运的是有人好心地把它交给了罗西,罗西很快回复了我姐姐的电子邮件,把它保存在他们的办公室里。多么友善和专业。
总而言之,这是美好的一天,一次美妙的经历,明年我一定会再去的地方。就连我的狗也玩得很开心!太感谢了。