点评:We got here by taxi on a weekday morning just before opening time (10am). It was nice to have the place to ourselves to look at the insect and coral exhibits, and touch the leaves of the Sensitive plant (all by the admissions section). The fee to enter the tropical house may sound steep, but do consider how much effort, time and cost it takes to run a place like this for everyone to enjoy and learn about butterflies, caterpillars and life cycles. If you can tolerate the humidity and heat, great, but you can exit and enter as many times as you wish. Once inside the tropical house, you can admire the different species of butterflies in your own time and pace. Coax a few onto your finger(s) or head by making use of the sugary water dips and take photos and videos. The cafe serves the usual cold drinks and sandwiches, and additional hot food choices (like jacket spuds with hot filling) are available from midday. There's a unisex toilet available too. If you want to eat outside there are picnic tables alongside the cafe building. If you're lucky you may hear and see the GWR steam train running along the Rheidol valley. We decided to go for a walk outside the area and back (~1hr because there was a dead end) - there's a stretch of brambles and native vegetation that had lots of native butterflies like Red admiral and Small white. We had plenty of time to get back to Aberystwyth via steam train from the Aberfyrdd station stop. If you do decide to return on this route, ensure about 30-40 mins to walk the trail via Rheidol reservoir and round the farmers fields. Check the timetable for departures.
翻译:我们在一个工作日的早上乘出租车到达这里,就在开放时间(上午10点)之前。能有这么一个属于我们自己的空间,观看昆虫和珊瑚展品,触摸含羞草的叶子(所有操作都在入口处),真是太好了。热带馆的门票听起来可能不菲,但请想想,要运营这样一个让每个人都能享受乐趣、了解蝴蝶、毛毛虫和生命周期的地方,需要付出多少精力、时间和成本。如果你能忍受潮湿和炎热,那就太好了,但你可以随意进出。进入热带馆后,你可以按照自己的时间和节奏欣赏不同种类的蝴蝶。用糖水蘸几下,引诱几只蝴蝶落在你的手指或头上,然后拍照和录像。咖啡馆供应常见的冷饮和三明治,中午开始还提供其他热食(比如热馅的烤土豆)。这里还设有男女通用的卫生间。如果你想在户外用餐,咖啡馆旁边就有野餐桌。如果幸运的话,你可能会听到并看到大西部铁路公司(GWR)的蒸汽火车沿着雷多尔山谷行驶。我们决定在区域外散步回来(大约1小时,因为那里是死胡同)——那里有一片荆棘丛和原生植被,还有很多本土蝴蝶,比如红蛱蝶和小白蝶。我们有充足的时间从阿伯菲尔德车站乘坐蒸汽火车返回阿伯里斯特威斯。如果你决定沿这条路线返回,请确保大约30-40分钟的时间,沿着雷多尔水库的小径步行,绕过农田。请查看时刻表了解出发时间。