点评:My sister and I visited today with my 8 year old nephew. I understand that we came in the afternoon and there were no tours on. £44 for the three of us to go in did not feel too expensive. The cafe has a nice range of food that is reasonably priced - we tried a slice of each of the cakes which were delicious.
Back to the bikes, there were a large variety of British bikes on display and they were very interesting to look at. Whilst there was a vast amount of information on display, it was in the form of an A4 sheet at the foot of each bike - this made it long winded and a challenge to read from standing.
We were visiting to see if would be worth re-visiting with my 3 year old nephew who is obsessed with motorcycles. This would not be a suitable place for him due to lack of interactive elements around the displays. Reflecting as a teacher I would suggest improvements such as:
- including a range of more general information panels about the history of motorcycles would have added to this experience and made it more accessible to the 8 year old - and myself. I'm interested, but not enough to read many of the individual panels. A large panel about 'Motorcycles and WW1' or 'The transition from 3 wheels to 2' etc., would have been great. It would also add to the 'museum' feel. Instead this felt more like looking at a 'collection'.
- a motorcycle that you CAN touch/take pictures astride/sit on. It could be a replica, or an additional model. You could place it in the shop area to make it visible to staff so it can be monitored.
We did enjoy exploring but were in and out within an hour. There is a large, FREE car park. It's easy to get to. The toilet facilities were clean and easily accessed, the shop had a good range of items for sale at reasonable prices. Staff were amazingly friendly and helpful. Just a few simple improvements would take this place from great to incredible.
翻译:今天我和姐姐带着我8岁的外甥去了那里。我知道我们下午去的,当时没有导览团。我们三个人花了44英镑,感觉还算可以接受。咖啡馆的食物种类丰富,价格也合理——我们每种蛋糕都尝了一块,味道很棒。
再说回摩托车,那里展出了各种各样的英国摩托车,非常吸引人。虽然展品信息很多,但都是放在每辆车脚下的A4纸上——这样一来,信息就显得冗长,站着看也很费劲。
我们这次来是想看看是否值得带我3岁的外甥再来一次,他非常喜欢摩托车。由于展品周围缺乏互动元素,这里可能不太适合他。作为一名教师,我反思后提出以下改进建议:
- 如果能增加一些关于摩托车历史的通用信息展板,就能丰富参观体验,让8岁的孩子(也包括我自己)更容易理解。我对摩托车历史很感兴趣,但还没到能仔细阅读所有展板的程度。如果能设置一个关于“摩托车与第一次世界大战”或“从三轮到两轮的过渡”等主题的大型展板就更好了。这也能增强“博物馆”的氛围。现在感觉更像是在参观一个“藏品”。
- 可以设置一辆可以触摸、可以骑上去拍照或坐上去的摩托车。可以是复制品,也可以是其他型号。可以把它放在商店区域,方便工作人员查看和维护。
我们确实很享受这次参观,但一个小时就结束了。这里有一个大型免费停车场,交通便利。洗手间干净整洁,使用方便。商店里商品种类丰富,价格也合理。员工非常友好热情,乐于助人。只需稍作改进,这家店就能从优秀变成卓越。