点评:We had read about the UFO incident at Rendlesham Forest in December 1980 and wanted to visit the forest and walk the UFO trail.
On arrival at the main car park, which was full of pot holes, there were lots of signs dotted around telling you to ‘pay on arrival’, but no signs guiding you to the pay station. Once we located the pay station and paid for parking, we walked over to the information board to start the trail, and that's when we discovered that the UFO trail was closed. There was no mention of this as we entered the car park and having already driven an hour and a hour through tricky country lanes and paid for £5.25 for parking, we certainly weren’t going to be leaving without walking the UFO trail.
The trail itself is a circular walk of approximately 3 miles through the forest. It’s well signposted, so you can’t get lost. However, there is no information about the UFO sightings on the trail, so it’s best to read up about the incident before you arrive or take a photo of the information board before you start the trail. Although the sign on the road says the Cafe is open, it was closed during our visit and there were no trail maps available.
Overall, parking is expensive, there are no refreshments or trail maps available and to get the most out of your visit, it’s best to read up about the 1980 sighting before going to Rendlesham Forest, otherwise it will have little or no meaning to you.
翻译:我们之前读到过1980年12月伦德尔沙姆森林发生的UFO事件,所以很想去森林里走走UFO小径。
到达主停车场时,发现路面坑坑洼洼,到处都是“现场付费”的指示牌,但却没有指示牌指引我们去缴费处。好不容易找到缴费处付了停车费,我们走到信息牌前准备开始徒步,这时才发现UFO小径竟然关闭了。进入停车场时并没有人提及此事,而且我们已经开了整整一个小时的车,穿过崎岖的乡村小路,还付了5.25英镑的停车费,所以无论如何也要走完UFO小径才肯罢休。
这条小径本身是一条环形步道,大约3英里长,穿过森林。沿途的指示牌很清晰,所以不用担心迷路。然而,步道上没有任何关于不明飞行物目击事件的信息,所以最好在出发前先了解一下相关事件,或者在开始徒步前拍下信息牌的照片。虽然路牌上显示咖啡馆营业,但我们去的时候它关门了,而且也没有步道地图。
总的来说,停车费很贵,没有茶点供应,也没有步道地图。为了获得最佳游览体验,最好在前往伦德尔沙姆森林之前先了解一下1980年的目击事件,否则这次游览对你来说意义不大。