点评:I've been a regular visitor to Paddy Freeman's park for the best part of a decade, but have known of it all my life.
I moved from the West end of the city to the east end in 2019, and the park (along with those of Heaton, and Armstrong and Jesmond Dene of course) quickly became firm favourites with me and my dog.
Yes, OK, it's a bit shabby, but severe underfunding of councils by successive governments means there's little left for groundsmen and other luxuries. Its grounds were, until recently, kept in check by Urban Green's volunteer rangers. This may still be the case, but I'm not 100% sure.
Its infrastructure is intact; the kids' play equipment etc, so the essential maintenance is obviously ongoing.
The park itself is almost always the end of our walk, somewhere (esp on warmer days) to flop down onto the grass, after the knackering climb up the hill from the dene, to catch my breath, and enjoy the stillness.
Its cafe, though small, is clean and welcoming. Can't fault any of it really.
翻译:过去十年间,我一直是帕迪·弗里曼公园的常客,但其实我从小就知道它的存在。
2019年,我从伦敦西区搬到了东区,这座公园(当然还有希顿公园、阿姆斯特朗公园和杰斯蒙德·迪恩公园)很快就成了我和我的狗狗最喜欢的地方。
没错,它的确有点破旧,但历届政府对地方议会的拨款严重不足,导致公园几乎没有资金用于维护场地和其他设施。直到最近,公园的维护工作一直由城市绿地组织的志愿者巡护员负责。现在可能仍然如此,但我不能百分之百确定。
公园的基础设施完好无损,儿童游乐设施等等都还在,所以必要的维护工作显然一直在进行。
公园几乎总是我们散步的终点,尤其是在天气暖和的时候,爬完从山谷到山顶的疲惫跋涉后,我总会找个地方瘫倒在草地上,喘口气,享受片刻宁静。
公园里的咖啡馆虽然不大,但干净整洁,令人倍感舒适。真的没什么可挑剔的。