点评:A beautiful location with the gardens being very pleasant to stroll around but seemed to lack a degree of maintenance. The guided tour of the house was very interesting, and our two guides were excellent but sadly the house visibly lacked maintenance and upkeep. The modern ‘art’ introduced by the current owner was completely alien to the character of the house and would have been better confined to a separate part of the estate to preserve the integrity of the historic period the main house represents (and which visitors come to see). It has to be said that some of the items of modern ‘art’ were lewd / crude and offensive to women. It appeared that all of the women in our touring group were made to feel uncomfortable in the presence of these items and certainly found them objectionable. All the modern ‘art’ exhibits demonstrated a lack of taste.
Under the current owner, there is a feel of neglect to the place. The photos on the website are stunning, the reality however is dispiriting … if Sutton Park represents part of our cultural heritage, what is its future under the current stewardship?
Daisy’s café was lovely; the food was of high standard with lots of excellent home baking. The staff were lovely too, very friendly, and helpful. However, very expensive as two cups of tea and one slice of cake cost £16.00 so would recommend you take your own picnic on a good weather day as there are several seating areas around the grounds to enjoy al fresco eating!
A combination of visiting the gardens and the house would successfully make a day of it. If you are just visiting the gardens, then perhaps half a day would be sufficient. The admission prices I thought were reasonable.
翻译:这是一个风景优美的地方,花园里漫步十分惬意,但似乎缺乏适当的维护。别墅的导览很有趣,两位讲解员也表现得非常出色。可惜的是,这座别墅明显缺乏必要的维护与保养。现任业主引入的现代“艺术”完全违背了这座房子的原有风格;为保持主楼所代表的历史时期的完整性(也是游客前来参观的原因),这些现代艺术作品本应被安置在庄园的其他区域。必须指出的是,部分现代“艺术”作品内容低俗、粗鄙,甚至冒犯了女性。显然,我们旅游团中的所有女性在这些物品的面前都感到不自在,而且确实觉得它们令人反感。所有那些所谓的现代“艺术”展品都显得毫无品味可言。
在现任主人的管理下,这个地方给人一种疏于打理的感觉。网站上的照片虽令人惊艳,但现实情况却令人沮丧……如果萨顿公园确实属于我们的文化遗产的话。在目前的管理下,它的未来会怎样呢?
Daisy的咖啡馆很不错;食物品质上乘,还有大量美味的自制甜点。员工们也很友善,热情又乐于助人。不过价格实在昂贵——两杯茶加一片蛋糕就要16英镑。因此我建议天气好的时候自带野餐食物,因为场地周围有不少可以户外用餐的休闲区哦!参观花园和宅邸结合起来,足以填满一整天的时间。如果只参观花园的话,半天时间大概也足够了。我觉得门票价格还算合理。