点评:In the area to go horse racing so decided to fill a spare day with a visit to Chirk Castle. Plenty of car parking but unfortunately this is a very long way from the castle. Being Blue Badge holders we were able to park in the section of the car parking nearest the entrance but unfortunately there is no smooth path from the car parking to the admission area and beyond until you reach the tarmac road going up to the castle itself. The incline on the road is significant. The website does mention that a volunteer run minibus shuttle may be available on certain days but obviously on busy days the wait for this service could be significant as we have found in the past at other NT properties, in particular Osborne House. Refreshments are available on site and we enjoyed a coffee whilst waiting for the house to open followed by lunch a little later on. Service was provided with a smile and the food was good. The house itself was a disappointment once we got past the first room downstairs with not very many rooms being open. The gardens were well maintained and will no doubt look better later in the season but did provide nice views across the surrounding countryside. On balance we came away feeling that what was provided by the property did not justify the effort needed to walk up to it. By the castle itself there is ample space to provide some Blue Badge parking, especially as there is already vehicular access to it. The minibus is a help but some spinal disabilities make it extremely difficult to stand in queues for any length of time and to twist and turn in tight spaces to access vehicle seats. I accept car parking is not aesthetically pleasing but a small amount aesthetically “masked” BB parking by the castle would, in my opinion, be of great assistance to older less able visitors at this particular site
翻译:我们来这里是为了看赛马,所以决定利用空闲时间参观奇尔克城堡。城堡附近有很多停车位,但可惜的是,停车场离城堡很远。我们持有残疾人停车证(蓝标),所以可以把车停在离入口最近的停车场区域。但是,从停车场到入口处,再到通往城堡的柏油路,路面并不平坦。而且坡度很大。网站上提到,某些日子会有志愿者运营的小巴接驳,但显然,在客流量大的日子里,等待时间可能会很长,就像我们之前在其他国家名胜古迹,特别是奥斯本庄园的经历一样。城堡内提供茶点,我们在等待城堡开放的时候喝了杯咖啡,之后又吃了午餐。服务人员面带微笑,食物也很美味。城堡本身有点令人失望,我们只参观了楼下的第一个房间,因为开放的房间并不多。花园维护得很好,毫无疑问,到了晚些时候会更美,但目前也确实可以欣赏到周围乡村的美景。总的来说,我们觉得城堡本身提供的设施和服务并不值得我们费力步行前往。城堡附近有足够的空间设置残疾人停车位,尤其是在车辆已经可以到达的情况下。小巴确实有所帮助,但一些脊柱疾病患者很难长时间排队,也很难在狭窄的空间里扭动身体坐进车里。我承认停车场可能不太美观,但我认为,如果在城堡附近设置少量外观“隐蔽”的残疾人停车位,对于参观此地的老年人和行动不便的游客来说,将会非常有帮助。