点评:Before COVID, I went to Colchester Castle Park with my family and we had the loveliest time walking around the park. The kids adored the previous play area, because of the vast amount of different play equipment, all of which was ideal for families with children of varying ages.
For years after this, we kept telling the kids we'd take them back to Colchester, and make a special trip back to the playground, because it was simply the best playground we'd ever come across..
Well, whoever in their infinite wisdom decided to 'update' it, has ruined this completely. I returned to the park last week, and was bitterly disappointed to find the charming and diverse play area is now virtually a replica of the crappy little plastic play areas popping up to replace the old, half decent ones that used to exist in the towns and villages across the UK.
If anyone else is considering visiting this park because they have pleasant memories of the children's playground, then don't bother. Seriously, it's not worth wasting petrol just to find yourself wishing you'd stayed at home.
Spend the extra cash and go to Colchester Zoo instead, at least they have invested in decent play equipment for your kids.
翻译:在新冠疫情之前,我和家人一起去了科尔切斯特城堡公园,我们在公园里度过了非常愉快的时光。孩子们特别喜欢那里的游乐区,因为那儿有大量各式各样的游乐设施,非常适合不同年龄段的孩子游玩。
从那以后多年,我们一直跟孩子们说,以后一定要带他们再去科尔切斯特,专门去那个游乐区玩,因为那真的是我们见过最棒的游乐场……
嗯。不管是谁,凭借其“无上的智慧”决定对它进行“更新”,结果把这里彻底搞砸了。上周我重访这座公园,却失望至极地发现:原本迷人又多样的游乐区,如今几乎变成了那种劣质塑料游乐场的翻版——这类游乐场正大量取代英国各村镇里那些曾经还算不错的旧式游乐区。
如果还有其他人因为对这里的儿童游乐区留有美好回忆而打算前来游览的话……那就别费心了。说真的,为了最后只落得个后悔没待在家里的下场,不值得浪费汽油。
不如多花点钱去科尔切斯特动物园吧,至少那里为孩子们配备了不错的游乐设施。