A beautiful garden to visit, good value with lots to see.
Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum的点评
点评:This was our first time at Howick and we enjoyed it so, so much. It was easy to park, Rebecca greeted us warmly and gave us all the information we needed to enjoy our visit. She particularly recommended we visit the Silverwood woodland garden, so we did and it was breathtakingly beautiful. The rhododendrons and azaleas were in full bloom and the whole woodland was amazingly colourful. The birdsong was beautiful. The gardeners were happy to say ‘hello’ and obviously enjoyed and took pride in their work. There were regular comfortable garden seats to sit and take in the sights and sounds.
Every part of the garden was well maintained and the map was easy to follow. Paths unsuitable for wheelchairs were clearly marked.
We visited both the beautiful church and the hall and learned some of the very interesting history of the estate.
We chose to have coffee and delicious scones outside. It was freshly prepared to order and was reasonably priced. Later, we enjoyed our picnic at one of the many tables available very close to the car park.
We thought a couple of hours would be enough at Howick but we were there all day and only explored a small area of the estate. We found it to be excellent value for money and need to return, maybe in a different season as we’re sure there will be much of interest year round.
翻译:这是我们第一次来霍威克,我们玩得非常开心。停车很方便,丽贝卡热情地接待了我们,并提供了我们游览所需的所有信息。她特别推荐我们去银木林地花园,我们去了,那里美得令人窒息。杜鹃花和映山红正值盛开,整个林地色彩缤纷,美不胜收。鸟鸣声悦耳动听。园丁们热情地和我们打招呼,显然他们热爱自己的工作并以此为荣。花园里有很多舒适的座椅,可以坐下来欣赏美景,聆听鸟鸣。
花园的每个角落都维护得很好,地图也清晰易懂。不适合轮椅通行的道路都有明显的标识。
我们参观了美丽的教堂和庄园大厅,了解了一些关于庄园的有趣历史。
我们选择在户外享用咖啡和美味的烤饼。咖啡和烤饼都是现点现做,价格也很合理。之后,我们在停车场附近的众多野餐桌旁享用了野餐。
我们原本以为在霍威克庄园待几个小时就足够了,结果却待了一整天,而且只探索了庄园的一小部分区域。我们觉得这里物超所值,以后一定要再来,也许会选择不同的季节,因为我们相信那里一年四季都有很多值得一看的地方。