点评:We always visit our favourite place, the stunning Castle Howard at Christmas time but this year we opted for a New Year’s Eve trip and it’s was absolutely WIZARD! A fantastic family day out, and all round magical experience. We began our day toasting marshmallows and sipping luxury hot chocolate as we admired the gorgeous gardens. We loved seeing the house glowing green, all festive and themed as one of our favourite stories, The Wizard of Oz’. This year we made it extra special with an amazing Christmas Afternoon Tea. The food was fabulous and the service impeccable, a HUGE thank you to Paul for making our experience so special and treating us all like Queens. Everything tasted fresh and delicious and we also had a child’s Afternoon tea for my daughter which she loved and it was super cute with the chocolate dipped strawberries. I always worry that she won’t enjoy these fancy things but it was pitched well with a simpler and smaller version of the adult tea and just enough detail to make her feel excited and grown up. The room itself felt very grand and elegant but it was also so relaxed. It had a lovely ambience and we were seated perfectly by the cosy fire which was tastefully decorated and had a stunning tree. It’s not often you get excellent quality food and the beautiful setting but the Grecian had it all. Excellent value for money and the perfect present to share with my mum and daughter. We’ll definitely be booking again next year. To finish our trip we looked around the gift shop and I bought a beautiful Dorothy and Scarecrow decoration as a lovely reminder of our Wonderful day. An amazing place with the most friendly and helpful staff, can’t wait to return next year.
翻译:我们每年圣诞节都会去我们最爱的霍华德城堡,但今年我们选择了在新年夜去,那真是一次奇妙的体验!这是一次精彩绝伦的家庭一日游,充满了魔法般的享受。我们一边烤棉花糖,一边品尝着香浓的热巧克力,一边欣赏着美丽的花园。我们很喜欢城堡被装点得绿意盎然,节日气氛浓厚,主题正是我们最爱的故事之一——《绿野仙踪》。今年,我们还享用了一顿丰盛的圣诞下午茶,让这次旅行更加特别。食物美味极了,服务也无可挑剔,非常感谢保罗让我们的体验如此特别,他像对待女王一样款待我们。所有食物都新鲜可口,我们还为女儿准备了一份儿童下午茶,她非常喜欢,巧克力草莓更是可爱极了。我总是担心她不喜欢这些精致的东西,但儿童下午茶的规模和形式都恰到好处,既简单又精致,让她感觉既兴奋又像个小大人。房间本身感觉非常气派优雅,但同时又让人感到无比放松。氛围温馨宜人,我们被安排在舒适的壁炉旁,壁炉装饰雅致,还有一棵令人惊艳的圣诞树。能同时拥有如此高品质的食物和优美的环境实属难得,但这家希腊餐厅却完美地兼具了这一切。性价比极高,是送给妈妈和女儿的完美礼物。我们明年一定会再次预订。为了给这次旅行画上圆满的句号,我们逛了逛礼品店,我买了一个漂亮的桃乐丝和稻草人装饰品,作为我们美好一天的美好纪念。这是一个令人惊艳的地方,员工热情友好,乐于助人,我已经迫不及待地想明年再次光临了。