点评:Beeleigh Falls must be one of the most difficult attractions to find! This was our third attempt after twice before being sent by Satnav to an inaccessible location on the wrong side of the river! We only got there after finding a description on the internet written long ago by a past visitor. The falls are located at the junction of the River Blackwater and the Chelmer Navigation and adjacent to Beeleigh Lock. Access is via a single track road opposite Langford and Ulting Village Hall, Maldon Road, down the east side of the Museum of Power. Don’t be put off by the various signs about private accesses off the road and drive as far as the gate of the Maldon Golf Club. The falls and lock are a short walk to the right from parking that is usually available when not busy.
We visited during a drought thus the falls were not particularly spectacular and are actually a concrete man-made sluice between the two bodies of water rather than a natural feature. However, it is probably more worth seeing when the river is in full spate. The rather overgrown lock is also appealing.
Our main pleasure was in finding the location at last rather than the what we saw there when we did! Has nobody ever thought of putting signage directing visitors to the falls? Seems to be a “no brainer” to us!
翻译:Beeleigh瀑布绝对是最难找到的景点之一!这已经是我们第三次尝试了——前两次导航系统都把我们引到了河对岸一个根本无法到达的地方!直到我们在网上看到了一位早期游客留下的描述,才终于找到了这个地方。瀑布位于布莱克沃特河与切尔默运河的交汇处,紧邻Beeleigh水闸。从朗福德村和乌尔廷村公馆对面的单行道即可抵达。沿着马尔多恩路行驶,穿过动力博物馆的东侧。虽然路上有许多关于私人通道的指示牌,但无需在意,只需一直开到马尔多恩高尔夫俱乐部的大门处即可。在停车场右侧不远处就是瀑布与水闸,这段路程只需步行一小段路;在非繁忙时段,停车场通常可以使用。
我们是在干旱期间到访的,因此瀑布并不十分壮观。实际上,它不过是两片水域之间由混凝土建造的人工水闸,并非自然形成的景观。不过……大概在河水泛滥之时,这里才更值得一观。有些杂草丛生的水闸也别有一番韵味。
我们最大的乐趣在于终于找到了这个地方,而非在那里看到了什么!难道就没人想过设置指示牌来引导游客前往瀑布吗?在我们看来,这简直是理所当然的事啊!