点评:Yesterday we visited Osborne House as a family of three — two adults and our twelve-year-old daughter. We are English Heritage members, so entry was free with our membership. Parking was very easy in the car park, we arrived early at around 10am.
We went straight into the house. Unlike our last visit several years ago at Christmas, we were allowed upstairs this time to view the rooms. Like many large English Heritage and National Trust properties, it was beautifully laid out, with volunteers throughout the house who were happy to answer any questions. One gentleman volunteer even had a very large list of Queen Victoria’s dogs, which he showed me — I loved that!
After exploring the house, we moved into the gardens, which were stunning. Even with the intense heat we’ve had this summer, the flowers were looking beautiful and very well cared for.
Before walking down to the beach, we wanted to stop at the café. Although we weren’t eating there as we had brought our own food, we wanted somewhere to sit and rest while we ate. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much café seating available, there was none inside, and all of the outside seating was in full sun. There were no parasols either, which I found quite odd in the height of summer.
We then walked down to the beach and had a pleasant 20 minutes there before making our way back to the car.
Overall, a great five hours spent walking in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and enjoying everything Osborne has to offer.
Things to note:
☀️ Bring a sun hat — the gardens are stunning but there is little shade.
☕ There is both a café and a restaurant.
👟 Wear comfortable shoes — there is lots of walking!
翻译:昨天,我们一家三口——两位成年人和我们12岁的女儿——一起参观了奥斯本庄园。我们是英格兰遗产协会的会员,因此凭会员证可以免费入园。停车场很容易找到,我们大约在上午10点就抵达了。
我们直接进入了庄园主楼。与几年前圣诞节时的参观经历不同,这次我们获准上楼参观各个房间。和许多英格兰遗产协会及国家信托基金会管理的大型庄园一样,这里的布局十分精美。屋内有许多志愿者,他们很乐意回答任何问题。有一位男志愿者甚至准备了一份长长的清单,上面列着维多利亚女王养过的所有狗狗的名字,还拿给我看——我超喜欢这一点!
参观完房子后,我们便前往花园,那里美得令人惊叹。尽管今年夏天酷热难耐,但花园里的花朵依然娇艳动人,显然得到了精心照料。
在前往海滩之前,我们想先在咖啡馆稍作休息。虽然我们自带了食物所以并没有在那里用餐,但我们还是希望有个地方可以坐下来休息一下。可惜的是,咖啡馆里几乎没有可供坐下的座位——室内一个都没有,而所有的室外座位都暴露在烈日之下。连遮阳伞也没有,这在盛夏时节实在有些奇怪。
随后我们走到海滩上,在那里愉快地待了20分钟左右,之后才返回车旁。
总的来说。度过了非常愉快的五个小时:沿着维多利亚女王的足迹漫步,尽情享受奥斯本庄园的一切魅力。
注意事项:
☀️ 请带上遮阳帽——花园美不胜收,但树荫很少。
☕ 园内设有咖啡馆和餐厅。
👟 请穿舒适的鞋子——需要走很多路哦!