点评:There is an impressive array of plants and trees, many we had never seen before, and, having rained just an hour before our visit, the smells that were being emitted were glorious. We really enjoyed it and spent 1 ½ hours happily wandering around.
The reason I gave 3 stars was that, as lovely as it is, we clearly went on the wrong day.
We were told upon arrival that the viewing platform was closed, and that was normal during the winter. The person at reception crossed that section of the map off, so we knew where not to go. It's a shame because we were really looking forward to seeing that. We were still, however, pretty excited to get over to the rope bridge (one of the longest in the UK!). We walked around and around looking for it to no avail. There was a sign that directed us to it, but we still couldn't find it. Another family was looking for it, too. Eventually, under a tree and behind a barrier, we saw the sign for the rope bridge on the ground and a padlocked gate.
Obviously, we were disappointed that the rope bridge was closed, and had we been informed beforehand, we wouldn't have been quite so annoyed going round and round in circles! If they are going to tell you that the viewpoint is closed and scribble that part of the map out for you, why not tell you about the rope bridge too? There is nothing on the website about closures to the rope bridge, the main cafe (there is a pop-up one), or viewpoint.
Just be honest and keep people informed. The gardens were amazing, but two of our reasons for going were closed, and we weren't told.
Would highly recommend it, but maybe check before you go to avoid disappointment.
翻译:这里有各种各样的植物和树木,很多都是我们以前从未见过的,而且,在我们参观前一个小时刚下过雨,散发出的气味令人陶醉。我们真的很喜欢,花了一个半小时愉快地四处闲逛。
我给 3 星的原因是,虽然这里很美,但我们显然去错了日子。
我们到达时被告知观景台关闭了,这在冬天很正常。接待处的人划掉了地图上的那部分,所以我们知道哪里不能去。这很遗憾,因为我们真的很期待看到它。然而,我们仍然非常兴奋地走到绳索桥(英国最长的绳索桥之一!)。我们走了一圈又一圈,却一无所获。有一个指示牌指引我们去那里,但我们还是找不到。另一个家庭也在找它。最后,在一棵树下,在一道屏障后面,我们看到了地面上绳索桥的标志和一扇挂锁的大门。
显然,我们对绳索桥关闭感到失望,如果我们事先得到通知,我们就不会那么烦心地绕来绕去!如果他们要告诉你观景点关闭了,并把地图上的那部分给你画出来,为什么不也告诉你绳索桥呢?网站上没有关于绳索桥、主咖啡馆(有一个弹出式咖啡馆)或观景点关闭的任何信息。
只要诚实并让人们知道就行了。花园很棒,但我们去的两个原因都关闭了,我们没有被告知。
强烈推荐,但也许在去之前检查一下,以免失望。