点评:We’ve come to Northumberland every August for a week’s family holiday for the last few years now, and we were on a mission to go to places we hadn’t been before. Howick Hall popped up, and there are particular days of the week when dogs are welcome. We decided we’d visit here and also the local beach for one of our days. We didn’t really expect much to be honest - but what a lovely surprise! I really love flowery gardens, and this place was amazing. We were lucky in that the private family garden was open as well to look at too. Multiple different gardens to look around, woodland, streams, the house; it was all very peaceful and crowd free. Super well maintained and interesting flowers, and just beautiful. We spent so much time here! I’d go back for sure. We went to Alnwick Gardens a few days later and this Howick halls planting put them to shame to be honest, the gardeners are doing a really great job here. We had lunch in the tea house and that was a real treat too: lovely sandwiches and salads, interesting teas and coffees. I had an Earl Grey obviously as this blend was created by the Grey family here. My daughter’s milk allergy was no problem when ordering. All staff were friendly and kind. It just felt like a great experience from beginning to end.
翻译:过去几年里,我们每年八月都会带家人到诺森伯兰郡度假一周。这次我们的目标就是去一些以前没去过的地方。偶然间我们发现了豪威克庄园,原来这里每周有特定的日子允许狗狗入内。于是我们决定在这一天先参观庄园,再去附近的海滩。说实话,我们原本没抱太大期望——不过这真是个令人惊喜的邂逅!我特别喜欢花团锦簇的花园,而这里简直美得令人陶醉。我们很幸运,那里的私人家族花园也对外开放供游客观赏。有多个风格各异的花园可以逛,还有林地、溪流以及那座漂亮的房子;整个环境宁静祥和,也没有太多游客。花园维护得极好,各种花卉也相当有趣,景色美不胜收。我们在这里待了很长时间!我肯定会再来的。几天后我们又去了阿尔尼克花园,说实话,相比这里,那里的园林就相形见绌了——这里的园丁们真的做得非常出色。我们在茶屋用了午餐,那也是一次非常美妙的体验:美味的三明治和沙拉,还有各式有趣的茶和咖啡。我当然点了格雷伯爵茶,因为这种茶正是由此地的格雷家族所创制的。我的女儿对牛奶过敏,但点餐时也完全没有出现问题。所有工作人员都友好又亲切。整个体验从头到尾都棒极了。