点评:Castle Combe is tiny but it's often said to be the prettiest village in England and it was certainly the prettiest village we visited.
It's all quaint honey-stone cottages with charming lanes, a 13th/14th century church, a medieval market cross in the centre of the village, and a timelessness that comes from the fact that no new buildings have been constructed here since the 1600s. It's so perfect that you feel as if you could have stepped back in time.
We spent about an hour in Castle Combe which was long enough to see everything, and enjoy a gentle stroll across the lawns of the Manor House. However if you only have time to do one thing, make sure you stop by the beautiful old stone bridge that crosses the River Bybrook. It is the most picturesque scene.
Castle Combe can get very crowded in the summer season and it’s tricky getting that perfect photo of the village when there’s a horde of people swarming through the narrow main street and around the bridge.
We went early in the morning. I’d recommend getting here by 9am like we did. Not only were we able to park right in the village but there were only a handful of people when we first arrived and the village felt quiet, peaceful and timeless.
We’d originally planned to stop and have breakfast here but there simply wasn’t anything available or open, even for a coffee. If we’d been planning lunch, there are a few lovely old pubs but none of these were open until a little later in the day.
翻译:卡斯尔库姆虽小,却常被誉为英格兰最美的村庄,而它也的确是我们此行所到之处最美的村庄。
这里遍布古朴雅致的蜜色石砌小屋,蜿蜒的小巷令人心旷神怡。村中还有一座建于13至14世纪的教堂,村中心矗立着一座中世纪的市场十字架。自17世纪以来,这里再未建造过任何新建筑,因此更添一份岁月沉淀的韵味。一切都如此完美,仿佛让人穿越回了过去。
我们在卡斯尔库姆停留了大约一个小时,时间足够我们游览所有景点,并在庄园的草坪上悠闲漫步。如果您只能选择一项游览,那就一定要去看看横跨拜布鲁克河的古老石桥。那里的景色美不胜收。
夏季的卡斯尔库姆人潮涌动,想要拍到一张完美的村庄照片并非易事,因为狭窄的主街和桥边都挤满了熙熙攘攘的人群。
我们一大早就去了。我建议像我们一样早上九点前到达。我们不仅能把车停在村子里,而且刚到的时候只有寥寥几人,整个村子显得格外安静祥和,仿佛时间在这里停滞了。
我们原本计划在这里吃早餐,但那里根本没有任何餐馆或店铺开门,连咖啡店都没有。如果打算吃午饭的话,附近有几家很不错的古老酒吧,但都要到下午晚些时候才开门。