点评:My wife and I love visiting castles wherever we travel and we have visited many castles over the years. This is the first time that we have visited this area and so took the opportunity of visiting the castle. We arrived at the castle entrance in our motorhome and we found that there was a height restriction if you want to enter the car park and grounds - the reason being is that the castle grounds entrance archway, which is a ruin, is not overly high - you will not get a coach or large motorhome though this archway, however, we parked in a lay-bye on the approach to the castle grounds - this is not on the main road. There is a turning point to allow you to turn around if you have driven down too far. When in the external grounds of the castle you will find the visitors centre, which has a small shop and you can purchase hot drinks. The staff in the visitors centre are very friendly and informative, giving you a brief history of the castle and explaining where to go. There are toilets and there is a small children’s play park. The main visitors car park is very near to the visitors centre. To the side of the visitors centre there is a building that has a few artefacts on display and there is a video and information boards providing you with some of the history of the castle. Once you have your ticket you can walk down to the castle, Although the castle is not large compared with some others, it is still very impressive - especially as it has a moat. The entrance to the castle is still mainly intact and so you can really get a feel of what it must have been like walking through the entrance all those years ago. On walking inside the castle we were impressed by the design. The information boards that are strategically positioned around the castle keeps you informed on how the castle looked and how it was used when it was in its prime. Part of the castle was closed due to renovation work, but we were informed of this when we were purchasing our tickets at the visitors centre. The closed areas did not have a negative impact for us, although it will be good to look at these areas when they have been renovated. After looking around the castle we walked through the woods to the rear of the castle to look at the remains of the original castle. In summary, we really enjoyed visiting the castle and learning about its history. The castle is certainly unique in comparison with most other castles. We will visit again if we are in the area.
翻译:我和我的妻子喜欢在我们旅行的任何地方参观城堡,多年来我们参观了许多城堡。这是我们第一次访问这个地区,所以借此机会参观了城堡。我们开着房车到达城堡入口,发现进入停车场和庭院有高度限制——原因是城堡庭院入口拱门是一片废墟,并不太高——通过这个拱门,您不会找到长途客车或大型房车,但是,我们把车停在通往城堡场地的停车位上 - 这不是在主干道上。如果您行驶得太远,有一个转折点可以让您掉头。在城堡的外部场地,您会发现游客中心,那里有一家小商店,您可以购买热饮。游客中心的工作人员非常友好且信息丰富,为您介绍城堡的简要历史并解释该去哪里。有厕所,还有一个小型儿童游乐园。主要游客停车场非常靠近游客中心。游客中心的一侧有一座建筑,里面陈列着一些文物,还有一个视频和信息板,为您提供一些城堡的历史。拿到门票后,您可以步行前往城堡,虽然与其他城堡相比,城堡并不大,但它仍然非常令人印象深刻 - 尤其是它有一条护城河。城堡的入口基本上仍然完好无损,因此您可以真正感受到多年前走过入口的感觉。当我们走进城堡时,它的设计给我们留下了深刻的印象。战略性地放置在城堡周围的信息板可以让您了解城堡的外观以及它在鼎盛时期的使用情况。由于整修工程,城堡的部分区域已关闭,但我们在游客中心购买门票时获悉这一情况。封闭区域并没有对我们产生负面影响,尽管在这些区域翻新后看看它们会很好。参观完城堡后,我们穿过树林来到城堡后面,看看原来城堡的遗迹。总之,我们非常喜欢参观这座城堡并了解它的历史。与大多数其他城堡相比,这座城堡无疑是独一无二的。如果我们在该地区,我们会再次访问。