点评:We arrived early on a Sunday morning (Mother’s Day), found a spot easily in the station yard car park. Though, this was very full by the time we left in the afternoon. We had used a blue light discount and a blue Peter badge, so found this great value for money.
The sun was shining on the way up, but it was a little windy. But the ride was smooth and pleasant. At the top we were greeted very pleasantly and given a quick guide to what was available to us. The main attractions being the two guided tours of the caverns. We decided to do these first before many more people arrived at the top.
We did the top cavern first. Whilst in the queue, a lady in Victorian costume spoke to our daughter and showed her some fossils. She was also gave her a few questions she had to find the answer to on the tour. Our girl loved this and was very excited for the tour. The lady was lovely with our daughter and really took the time to explain lots of things to her. The tour itself was led by Rachael. Rachael was brilliant, informative and funny all at the same time. We really enjoyed our time spent with her.
The bottom cavern tour was led by Alfred Darlington. A wonderful Victorian teacher, who conducted his geology lesson in the cavern itself. He was just brilliant, the highlight of the day.
After these two tours, we had lunch in one of the two play areas. These were clean, well maintained and our girl really enjoyed them.
There are two sept gift ships, one by the restaurant and a dedicated rock and fossil shop above the exhibition space. Both, again, clean, well stocked and with very polite, attentive staff.
All in all, a brilliant day out. Made all the better by the personality and professionalism of the staff, in all departments from the first ticket booth to the guides, to the shop staff. All deserve massive round of applause
翻译:周日清晨(母亲节),我们早早地就到了,很轻松地在车站停车场找到了车位。不过,下午我们离开的时候,停车场已经停满了车。我们用了蓝光折扣和蓝彼得徽章,所以觉得很划算。
上山的路上阳光明媚,但有点风。不过,车程平稳舒适。到达山顶后,我们受到了热情的接待,并得到了简短的介绍,了解有哪些项目可供选择。主要的景点是两个洞穴导览团。我们决定先去参观,免得人太多。
我们先参观了顶部的洞穴。排队的时候,一位身着维多利亚时代服装的女士和我们的女儿聊了起来,并给她看了一些化石。她还给了女儿几个问题,让她在参观过程中寻找答案。女儿很喜欢这个环节,对参观充满了期待。那位女士对我们的女儿非常友善,耐心地为她讲解了很多东西。这次的导览团是由瑞秋带领的。瑞秋真是太棒了,她知识渊博,而且风趣幽默。我们和她在一起的时光非常愉快。
底部洞穴之旅由阿尔弗雷德·达林顿带领。他是一位很棒的维多利亚时代教师,在洞穴里亲自讲解地质知识。他讲得非常精彩,是当天行程的亮点。
参观完这两个洞穴后,我们在两个游乐区中的一个吃了午饭。游乐区干净整洁,维护得很好,我们的女儿玩得非常开心。
这里有两个礼品店,一个在餐厅旁边,另一个是专门的岩石和化石商店,位于展览空间上方。这两个店都干净整洁,商品齐全,店员彬彬有礼,热情周到。
总而言之,这是一次非常棒的旅行。从售票处到导游,再到商店员工,所有工作人员的个性和专业精神都让这次旅行更加完美。所有人都值得热烈的掌声。