点评:We had a free National Trust pass so decided to visit Acorn Bank after having such wonderful visits to Sizergh Castle & Wallington.
Acorn Bank was such a disappointment and I'm glad we had our free pass as I wouldn't have wanted to pay £11 each. The house is beautiful on the outside but you only get to see 3-5 rooms which are very badly presented. 2 of them were full of books & stuff and excess cafe stock. The main stairs were dirty and again stuff stored underneath. I was quite shocked!
The gardens however were lovely. Several orchards and multiple flower beds. But we were able to walk round the whole lot in under an hour. A pleasant walk by the river but nothing outstanding. The best bit was sitting on a bench over looking the lawns and seeing the magnificent view of the Lakeland hills to the west.
I think the National Trust could do a lot better with the house to make a visit more memorable and value for money.
翻译:我们有免费的英国国家信托会员通行证,在先后游览了西泽尔格城堡和沃林顿之后,便决定去橡子庄园看看。
结果橡子庄园实在令人失望至极。我很庆幸自己有免费通行证,不然我可不愿意花11英镑每人去参观。这座庄园的外观确实漂亮,但游客只能参观3到5个房间,而且陈列方式极其糟糕。其中两个房间里堆满了书籍、杂物,还有大量咖啡馆的存货。主楼梯也脏兮兮的,下面还堆着各种东西。我真是惊呆了!不过,花园倒是很漂亮。有几个果园以及多处花坛。但我们不到一小时就走遍了整个园区。沿着河边散步倒也惬意,但没什么特别出彩的地方。最棒的时刻就是坐在长椅上俯瞰草坪,欣赏西边湖区群山的壮丽景致。
我觉得国家信托基金会在修缮这座宅邸方面还能做得更好,这样游客的参观体验会更难忘,也更符合其价值。