点评:We drove from Belfast leaving at 7.30am, we drove straight there, minimal traffic and arrived at 8.40, we didn't realise the parking didn't open until 9am. There is a chain cordon in place but there was a section where we could bypass this so we did (it was raining and saw some other cars do this). Alternative was to pay £15 and park at Causeway Hotel.
Online it says to book parking in advance, it's free if have National Trust Membership. One of our group did, so this worked well for us (we didn't do the guided/audio tour)
We popped into the Causeway Hotel for a hot drink and to use the facilities and by the time we got back to the car park the attendants were there and it was open. Showed them our booking reference and given a wristband which was for the audio guide but we didn't go into the visitors centre as the rest of the group were not members and by the time we had finished walk we were all hungry and ready for breakfast.
It's a little walk down or there is a bus, unsure if have to pay as we just walked down. It's not a difficult walk, it's paved and not steep.
There was hardly anyone there at 9am so we had the place to ourselves which was great. We walked up to the viewpoint and when we returned it was a LOT busier as the tour groups had arrived at this point.
We popped to the toilet before we left, these do not open until 9am so need to be aware if get there early have to buy something at Causeway Hotel to be able to use their toilets.
We left just after 11am. The weather was not great and it was raining on/off but even if the weather was nice I don't think we would have needed longer unless went for the extended walk. We logged our walk and in total from car park and back it was exactly 3miles.
I would recommend getting there for 9am so beat the crowds and imagine in peak periods and nice weather it is a lot busier.
We went as one of our group really wanted to visit, the rest of us enjoyed it but I probably wouldn't go again.
翻译:我们早上7点半从贝尔法斯特出发,一路直达目的地,路上几乎没有堵车,8点40分就到了。我们当时没注意到停车场9点才开放。停车场拉起了警戒线,但有一段路可以绕过去,所以我们就走了过去(当时下着雨,看到其他车也这么做了)。另一个选择是花15英镑停在堤道酒店(Causeway Hotel)。
网上说要提前预订停车位,如果是国民信托会员就可以免费停车。我们团里有人是会员,所以对我们来说很方便(我们没有参加导览/语音导览)。
我们先去了堤道酒店喝了杯热饮,用了些洗手间。等我们回到停车场的时候,工作人员已经到了,停车场也已经开放了。我们出示了预订编号,拿到了一个手环,是语音导览用的。不过我们没有去游客中心,因为团里其他人都不是会员。走完步道后,我们都饿了,准备吃早餐。
可以步行一小段路,也可以坐公交车,不过我们当时是走下去的,所以不确定是否需要付费。这段路走起来并不难,路面铺好了,也不陡。
早上9点的时候几乎没什么人,所以我们独享了这片美景,感觉很棒。我们走到观景台,回来的时候人就多了很多,因为旅行团都到了。
离开之前我们去了趟洗手间,那里的洗手间9点才开放,所以如果去得早的话需要注意,在Causeway Hotel买点东西才能使用他们的洗手间。
我们11点刚过就离开了。天气不太好,时不时下雨,不过即使天气好的话,我觉得我们也不需要走更远的路线。我们记录了步行距离,从停车场到返回一共正好3英里。
我建议早上9点就到,这样可以避开人潮。想象一下,在旺季天气好的时候,那里会非常拥挤。
我们一行人中有人特别想去,所以就去了,其他人也都玩得很开心,但我可能不会再去第二次了。