点评:I visited Kilver Court in May 26, the gardens looked stunning, lots of spring flowers (I’ll add some photos), some exceptionally fine ferns, a well-established rockery garden and waterfall set around the river Sheppey. The Sheppey feeds former mill ponds in the garden, and it flows under the impressive Charlton viaduct.
Many of the buildings on this site are grade 2 listed, there is currently some building maintenance with scaffolding but this does not detract from the garden area. I was impressed by how well these gardens are being managed and looked after.
There is also an excellent gift and plant shop where garden tickets can be purchased and also a very nice café. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Dogs are not permitted in the gardens but they can be taken to the cafe area.
The surrounding site is well known for the former production of Babycham and more recently home to Mulberry.
翻译:我于5月26日参观了基尔弗庄园(Kilver Court),花园景色美不胜收,春花烂漫(稍后我会上传一些照片),蕨类植物也格外精致,还有一座维护良好的假山花园和环绕谢佩河(River Sheppey)的瀑布。谢佩河滋养着花园中原先的磨坊池塘,并从壮观的查尔顿高架桥(Charlton Viaduct)下流过。
庄园内许多建筑都被列为二级保护建筑,目前部分建筑正在进行维护,搭起了脚手架,但这丝毫不影响花园的整体美感。我对花园的管理和维护工作印象深刻。
此外,这里还有一家很棒的礼品和植物商店,可以购买花园门票,以及一家非常不错的咖啡馆。工作人员热情友好。花园内禁止携带宠物犬,但可以带它们到咖啡馆区域。
周边地区曾是巴比香槟(Babycham)的生产地,近年来则成为了桑树(Mulberry)的所在地。