点评:My wife and I had been gifted a Virgin Experience day voucher for the castle and gardens with cream tea.
We've been to many National Trust properties before, and many other castles, but I must say this one blows them all out of the water. The castle itself is incredible, and is very homely and very much lived in my the Duke and Duchess. We took a guided tour by the wonderful Cheryll, a full 2 hours for just £5 each, an absolute bargain - it really brought the place to life - very engaging and enjoyable. As we were a bit early for the tour we enjoyed a lovely freshly made breakfast in the Aviary cafe, and our cream tea after the tour had scones fresh from the oven, absolutely delicious and in lovely surroundings. The grounds are steep but the gardens are incredibly beautiful, immaculately maintained. Overall a definite 5 out of 5, much better than even Chatsworth, as here it is much more personable, characterful and lovely friendly service from all staff that we encountered.
Ignore any bad reviews as they all seem to be relating to either a bonfire or from people who can't key their registration number into the parking machine correctly!
We would definitely return here at some point in the future.
翻译:我和妻子收到了一张维珍体验一日游的礼券,可以参观城堡和花园,还包含下午茶。
我们之前去过很多国民信托旗下的景点,也去过很多其他城堡,但不得不说,这座城堡远胜其他所有。城堡本身就令人叹为观止,温馨舒适,仿佛公爵和公爵夫人就住在这里一样。我们参加了由热情友好的导游谢丽尔(Cheryll)带领的导览游,两个小时的行程每人只需5英镑,绝对物超所值——导游的讲解生动有趣,让城堡焕发了生机。由于我们到达的时间比导览游开始的时间早了一些,所以我们在鸟舍咖啡馆(Aviary cafe)享用了美味的新鲜早餐。导览结束后,我们的下午茶点心是新鲜出炉的司康饼,味道绝佳,环境也十分优美。城堡的地形虽然陡峭,但花园却美得令人难以置信,维护得也无可挑剔。总而言之,绝对五星好评!这里甚至比查茨沃斯庄园还要好得多,因为这里更加亲切、更有特色,而且我们遇到的所有工作人员都非常友好热情。
请忽略所有差评,它们似乎都与篝火晚会有关,或者是一些车主没能正确输入停车缴费机上的车牌号!
我们将来肯定还会再来。