点评:Despite having lived half an hour away for over forty years, and having visited the Hillier’s garden centre next door, we had never been to Syon House itself, perhaps deterred by its rather grim looking facade of Bath stone. But the interior, particularly the stunning Adam design suite of public rooms, is spectacular as are the contents: pictures, sculptures, clocks, books, furniture and a fabulous 18C reversible Adam designed carpet.
Our tour guide was excellent, both enthusiastic and knowledgeable, with a wealth of stories about the building, its history and contents, its owners and occupiers from the Percy/Northumberland family.
One minor quibble: the tour was advertised as being 90 minutes long, but ran on for an extra 10-12 minutes, which is quite a long time to be standing and listening to one voice. As a guide at another famous institution I’ve learned that however enthusiastic you are to communicate your passion for the place - and there’s never enough time to impart all you want to share - it’s important to recognise that visitors have fatigue levels and possibly other commitments .
A five star experience.
翻译:尽管我们住在离这里半小时车程的地方四十多年,也去过隔壁的希利尔花园中心,却从未真正踏足过锡永庄园,或许是被它那略显阴森的巴斯石外墙吓退了。然而,庄园内部,尤其是那套令人惊艳的亚当风格公共房间,以及其中的藏品,都令人叹为观止:绘画、雕塑、钟表、书籍、家具,还有一张精美绝伦的18世纪亚当设计的双面地毯。
我们的导游非常棒,既热情又博学,讲述了许多关于这座建筑、它的历史、藏品、以及珀西/诺森伯兰家族的主人和居住者的故事。
美中不足的是:行程宣传时长为90分钟,但实际却延长了10-12分钟,长时间站着听一个人讲解,感觉有点久。作为另一家著名机构的导游,我深知,无论你多么热情地想要分享你对这处景点的热爱——而且时间永远不够用——都必须考虑到游客的疲劳程度以及他们可能还有其他安排。
五星级的体验。