点评:We have visited through the Historic Houses Association many wonderful properties, and Athelhampton would be up there with the best of them. The dedication of owners past and present to maintain the house and gardens to such a high standard was wonderful to witness. The gardens firstly are yet to reach their summer peak but what we experienced was quite uplifting. The design of Francis Inigo Thomas providing a landscape that gardeners over the years have been able to draw down on. The house was fascinating and the amount of work to bring the house back to its awe inspiring levels, incredible. Clearly this requires vision, dedication and considerable time and expenditure. Our brilliant guide walked us through the many rooms, elequnetly painting a picture of the different lives at the Hall and their impact on the gardens and house. Best described as an alternative rendition, we loved the quirky history lesson. A visit to the tea room rounded off our visit and another very enjoyable experience. But what made this visit especially lovely, was the many individuals we met during our visit and their approach to providing the best possible experience to the Halls visitors. A smile and an acknowledgement costs nothing, but today this appears to us anyway a dying service. Well done all at Athelhampton and thank you.
翻译:我们通过历史建筑协会参观了许多令人赞叹的庄园,阿瑟尔汉普顿庄园绝对名列其中。历任庄园主对房屋和花园的精心维护令人叹服。花园虽然尚未达到夏季的盛景,但我们所见已令人心旷神怡。弗朗西斯·伊尼戈·托马斯的设计为后世园艺师提供了源源不断的灵感。庄园本身也令人着迷,而将其恢复到昔日辉煌的程度,其工作量之大令人难以置信。这显然需要远见卓识、无私奉献以及大量的时间和资金投入。我们才华横溢的导游带领我们参观了各个房间,生动地描绘了庄园里不同时期的人们的生活以及他们对花园和房屋的影响。这种别具一格的历史讲述方式,我们非常喜欢。参观茶室为我们的旅程画上了圆满的句号,又是一次非常愉快的体验。但真正让这次参观如此美好的,是我们在参观过程中遇到的许多人,以及他们为确保庄园游客获得最佳体验所做的努力。微笑和认可无需任何成本,但如今在我们看来,这似乎正在成为一种日渐式微的服务。阿瑟尔汉普顿的所有工作人员都做得很好,谢谢你们。