点评:Uppark is a National Trust property, and as such it relies on volunteers. If there aren't enough volunteers they can't open the house or have to close those rooms without a volunteer present. This is apparently a condition of the insurance in case of theft. So, it is unfortunately a long way to travel only to find on arrival that half the house is shut. Those volunteers that were there were absolutely lovely and welcoming though. The second thing that let it down was that it was so dark inside the house you could barely see anything. All the curtains are closed and they have no lighting to illuminate the paintings. Finally, as National Trust properties go, the gardens are one of the least inspring. I feel bad giving a poor rating as the volunteers are so nice and working so hard, but there's just so many better Trust places to visit.
翻译:厄帕克庄园是国民信托旗下的产业,因此需要依靠志愿者。如果志愿者人数不足,庄园就无法开放,或者在没有志愿者在场的情况下,部分房间必须关闭。这显然是保险条款中关于防盗的一项规定。所以,很遗憾,长途跋涉而来,却发现庄园一半都关着。不过,在场的志愿者们都非常友善热情。第二个令人失望的地方是,庄园内部非常昏暗,几乎什么都看不见。所有的窗帘都拉上了,也没有灯光照亮画作。最后,就国民信托旗下的其他产业而言,这里的花园也乏善可陈。我很遗憾给出这样的低分,因为志愿者们都非常友善,工作也很努力,但国民信托旗下还有太多更好的地方值得参观。