A fab day in nature for all ages, membership well worth the money!
WWT Washington Wetland Centre的点评
点评:TLDR: Fabulous each and every time for all ages, a beautiful nature reserve well worth the money for anything from an hour to a full day out.
We visit the Wetlands regularly as we have an annual membership (£5ish per month), which we're in our 5th year with and definitely get our money's worth. Now we have a toddler it is fab exploring with him, from the play park with the mud kitchen, to spotting all the ducks and birds wherever you look. As we've been regularly we've seen the site in all seasons and each one has something new to see. In winter it's a beautiful crisp walk and the hides are great to rest in. Spring is so exciting with all the ducklings and nestlings, summer is fabulous - spending hours in the greenery does so much for your mental health and autumn sees stunning colours on the trees. Hawthorn Hide is by far my favourite to spend hours watching the birds (and very fat squirrels!). I don't understand some of the negative feedback here, it is quite clearly a conservation site so you are seeing a natural, mostly untouched version of the world rather than places like commercial zoos which cram all the animals together. If you like slowing down and spending time in nature in a beautifully looked after space, this place is for you. You can easily spend a whole day here. The cafe does good food but you can also bring a picnic (£8 for jacket potato's with VERY generous toppings, pastries and cakes from £3-7) and kids lunch boxes are £5.50 including large ham or cheese sandwich, crisps, milk carton, yogurt, fruit. The staff are helpful and friendly and happy to chat. It is an enormous site and you need to start making your way back to the carpark on time at the end of the day (there are signs everywhere telling you the cut off times) so you may be encouraged back - the carpark locks at closing time so don't get locked in! It's one of our weekly-fortnightly visits and so lucky that it's within 15 minutes drive for us!
翻译:总结:每次来都非常棒,老少皆宜,这片美丽的自然保护区物超所值,无论是待上一小时还是一整天都非常合适。
我们经常来湿地,因为我们办了年卡(每月大约5英镑),已经办了五年了,绝对觉得很值。现在我们有了个蹒跚学步的孩子,带他一起探索湿地真是太棒了,从有泥巴厨房的游乐场,到随处可见的鸭子和鸟儿,乐趣无穷。由于我们经常来,所以每个季节都看到了湿地的不同景色,每个季节都有新的发现。冬天,漫步在清爽宜人的步道上,躲在观鸟屋里休息真是太棒了。春天,到处都是小鸭子和雏鸟,令人兴奋不已;夏天也很棒——在绿意盎然的环境中待上几个小时,对身心健康大有裨益;秋天,树叶色彩斑斓,美不胜收。我最喜欢的是山楂树观鸟屋,在那里可以花上几个小时观察鸟类(还有胖乎乎的松鼠!)。我不明白这里的一些负面评价,这里显然是一个自然保护区,所以你看到的是一个自然、几乎未受破坏的世界,而不是像商业动物园那样把所有动物都挤在一起。如果你喜欢放慢脚步,在一个精心维护的自然环境中消磨时光,这里绝对是你的理想之选。你可以在这里轻松度过一整天。咖啡馆的食物很不错,你也可以自带野餐(烤土豆8英镑,配料非常丰富;糕点和蛋糕3-7英镑不等),儿童午餐盒5.5英镑,包含一个大火腿或奶酪三明治、薯片、牛奶、酸奶和水果。工作人员热情友好,乐于聊天。这里面积很大,你需要在一天结束时准时返回停车场(到处都有指示牌告诉你截止时间),所以你可能会被催促着返回——停车场会在闭园时锁门,所以千万别被锁在里面!这是我们每周或每两周的例行访问之一,非常幸运的是,它离我们只有 15 分钟车程!