点评:This was rather an impulse visit whilst looking for something to do.
In truth - the Castle and gardens were one of the highlights of our short trip to the Lake District. Just to be clear - Lowther is less about the ‘castle’ as an intact building and more about a celebration of how it sits in the environment and the restoration and development of the gardens.
Admission was £15 per adult - and I did not, in any way, feel this was excessive. The staff in the admissions office/shop were lovely. Helpful and friendly and genuinely enthusiastic about the castle. There’s a short exhibition - explaining how the building ended up in a semi ruined state.
The castle itself is a ‘stable’ ruin, and it is mind boggling to imagine the scale when it was intact.
We loved the gardens - the sense of peace was lovely (we visited first thing on a bright and clear October morning) The highlight for us (46 and 56) was the adventure castle - it is truly fabulous with turrets, walkways, climbing walls, tubular slides and zip wires. There were no children there, so we had a climb, and a slide and a ride on the zip wire. It was fabulous - if you get chance, have a go. For the children visiting - this would be such a treat.
The Japanese garden, clearly a work in progress, is tranquil and feels special. The view across the fields from the plateau is stunning.
The cafe was pleasant. The food reasonably priced and prepared fresh. But if you didn’t want to buy food in the cafe, there are lots of spots to picnic.
We loved it here - it feels much more special than the Lost Gardens of Heligan and these 2 grown ups wished it was our garden.
翻译:这是一次冲动的访问,当时我想找点事情做。
事实上,城堡和花园是我们短暂的湖区之旅的亮点之一。需要说明的是,洛瑟城堡并不是一座完整的建筑,而是为了庆祝它与环境的融合以及花园的修复和发展。
成人门票为 15 英镑,我一点也不觉得这太过分。招生办公室/商店的工作人员很可爱。乐于助人、友好,对城堡充满热情。有一个简短的展览,解释了这座建筑是如何变成半毁状态的。
城堡本身是一处“稳定”的废墟,想象它完好时的规模令人难以置信。
我们喜欢花园——那里的宁静令人愉悦(我们在一个晴朗的十月早晨参观了花园)我们(46 和 56)最喜欢的是冒险城堡——那里有塔楼、人行道、攀岩墙、管状滑梯和高空滑索,真是太棒了。那里没有孩子,所以我们爬了爬,玩了滑梯,还坐了高空滑索。太棒了——如果有机会,一定要去试试。对于来访的孩子来说——这将是一次享受。
日本花园显然还在建设中,它很安静,让人感觉很特别。从高原上俯瞰田野的景色令人惊叹。
咖啡馆很宜人。食物价格合理,新鲜烹制。但如果你不想在咖啡馆买食物,这里有很多野餐的地方。
我们喜欢这里——感觉比失落的赫里根花园特别得多,这两个大人希望这是我们的花园。