点评:Absolutely super place to visit. Firstly, do not use Google maps to get there because that will take you to the very rough and narrow back lane and like us you will end up having to drive through the courtyard. Luckily they were good-humoured about it! The actual entrance is off the A37/B3147 and despite what some of the wet-wipe earlier reviews say, the drive is not rough whatsoever.
We had free entry through the excellent Historic Houses Association, although the entry fee for non-members is actually very reasonable compared to the £20 plus to see some less interesting polished-up fake do not touch anything and be indoctrinated with our agenda NT property. Anyway, enough with the ranting...
The tour is self-guided with a helpful booklet giving information about the rooms and buildings. There are plenty of rooms to see on two floors as well as interesting features outside. There is a lovely timeless atmosphere about the place and it is presented in a very original and honest way. There are some signs of maintenance needed here and there but that just illustrates the difficulty faced by owners of unique and demanding properties like this. It is amazing how a house like this, that has such architectural and historical importance is so little known. The carved wooden door frames and other details are absolutely exquisite. Very glad that we got to see the house and we'd happily go back again. The whiny reviews that some people have given this extraordinary house are totally unjustified.
The only suggestion I would make is that the owners sort out the website. It looks like somebody spent 15 minutes building the site and then gave up on it...
翻译:绝对值得一游的好地方。首先,千万别用谷歌地图,因为那样会把你带到一条崎岖狭窄的小巷,像我们一样,最后得开车穿过庭院。还好他们对此很宽容!真正的入口在A37/B3147公路旁,虽然之前一些烂尾楼的评论说得有点儿不着调,但开车上路一点也不颠簸。
我们通过优秀的历史名居协会免费入场,虽然非会员的入场费比20多英镑的门票还便宜,但去参观那些没那么有趣的仿制品——什么都别碰,还要被我们NT遗产的议程洗脑。总之,废话少说……
这次旅行是自助式的,会附赠一本实用的小册子,里面介绍了房间和建筑。两层楼有很多房间可以参观,外面也有一些有趣的特色。这里弥漫着一种美妙的永恒氛围,而且以一种非常原始和真诚的方式呈现出来。房屋各处都留有需要维护的痕迹,但这恰恰说明了拥有如此独特且高要求房产的业主所面临的困境。令人惊讶的是,像这样一座拥有如此重要的建筑和历史意义的房屋竟然鲜为人知。雕花的木门框和其他细节都堪称精美绝伦。很高兴我们有机会参观了这栋房子,很乐意再次造访。有些人给这栋非凡房屋的那些抱怨性评论完全没有道理。
我唯一的建议是,业主应该整理一下网站。看起来好像有人花了15分钟建了个网站,然后就放弃了……