点评:Visited today with my mum. I'm 54, she is obviously older, and we like to visit places between our homes, which are geographically distant, to meet up. This will be a repeat visit for us, it was lovely.
There's a lovely little woodland to wander through, which I remember being beautiful in bluebell season and visiting as a child. It's an easy walk and dogs are welcome. There's a lovely adventure playground which was surprisingly quiet- when my kids were young i'd have been here all day with free parking!
The walled garden has some beautiful specimens which were doing surprisingly well in tne drought. The volunteers have done an amazing job- I visit a lot of RHS gardens and to be honest, these borders aren't far off! There's also an orchard and some great specimen trees.
The cafe has really good coffee and a great lunch menu. We go to a lot of cafes and this one stood out- clean, stylish, airy. Really friendly staff. A secondhand bookstall which supports the site. My toastie was very generous, with salad, a little pot of dressing and crisps. Jacket spuds looked lovely and the cakes were beautiful.
We will certainly meet there again, and try to time it to a house visit as well. My mum will go to visit with her friends again more regularly as it's nearer.
翻译:今天我和妈妈一起来了。我54岁,她显然年纪更大一些。我们喜欢去位于各自居所之间的地方见面。这次是我们第二次来访,体验真是很棒。
那里有一片可爱的小树林可以漫步,我记得小时候在蓝铃花盛开的季节来过这里,景色美不胜收。这条步行路线很轻松,也允许带狗同行。这里有一个非常棒的探险游乐区,出奇地安静——要是我的孩子们还小的话,有免费停车场的话我肯定会在这里待上一整天!
有围墙环绕的花园里种着许多漂亮的植物,它们在干旱的天气里居然也生长得不错。志愿者们的工作做得非常出色——我参观过很多英国皇家园艺学会旗下的花园,说实话,这里的景观水平也毫不逊色!此外还有一片果园以及几棵非常漂亮的优质树木。
咖啡馆的咖啡品质上乘,午餐菜单也相当不错。我们经常去很多咖啡馆,而这家尤为出色——干净、时尚又宽敞。店员们也非常友善。店里还有一个二手书摊,为场所的运营提供支持。我点的烤三明治分量很足,配有沙拉、一小罐调味酱和薯片。烤土豆看起来也很诱人,蛋糕更是美味至极。
我们肯定会再次光临此地,还会尽量安排在参观房子的同一天去。因为离得更近,我妈妈以后也会经常和朋友们一起来这里。