点评:We visited around 2.00pm on a weekday. There was plenty of parking at the time of our visit. This house was built in the Georgian style in the 1960’s after the previous house burnt down. Although relatively new, the interiors including paintings and ornaments, are originals from the period (although not original to the house). It was a pleasant house to look around and there were plenty of guides available.
We also enjoyed looking around the grounds which I imagine would appeal to families as there are lots of paths to explore. The walled garden is worthy of mention and is somewhere to linger. There were some very impressive onions. The glasshouse had an impressive display of tomato plants too. There was also an old church in which we found a memorial to the last owner in the floor in front of the alter. We did not explore the wider estate.
The only disappointment was the cafe. We had a late lunch I suppose, but there wasn’t a lot of choice. We had the egg mayonnaise sandwiches at £4.50. After one bite, I noticed i) how dry the sandwich was and ii) there didn’t appear to be any egg mayonnaise present. We de-constructed the sandwich. The top slice of bread was indeed dry - no spread on it at all. The bottom slice had the thinnest smear of egg mayonnaise that you could imagine. Most of the egg in the sandwich was sliced egg. No wonder the whole thing was so dry! So I think the NT are treading on thin ice by describing these as an egg mayonnaise because it was not. This sandwich was the worst I’ve had the misfortune to buy at a NT cafe and for the price it was a rip-off.
We returned for tea and cake later. This time, we noticed how small the scones and portions of cake have become. Again, you get a very small piece for your hard earned cash. (One of us opted for flapjack and this at least was a decent portion).
翻译:我们是在工作日下午2点左右参观的。当时停车位充足。这栋乔治亚风格的房屋建于20世纪60年代,之前的房子被烧毁。虽然相对较新,但内部装饰,包括绘画和装饰品,都是那个时期的原件(虽然并非房屋原件)。参观这栋房子很令人愉快,而且有很多导游可以帮忙。
我们也很喜欢参观庭院,我想那里应该很适合全家一起来,因为有很多小路可以探索。围墙花园值得一提,值得一游。那里的洋葱非常漂亮。温室里也种植着令人印象深刻的番茄植株。此外,还有一座古老的教堂,我们在圣坛前的地板上发现了一座纪念最后一位主人的纪念碑。我们没有去参观更广阔的庄园。
唯一令人失望的是咖啡馆。我想我们午餐吃得比较晚,但选择不多。我们点了一份4.5英镑的鸡蛋蛋黄酱三明治。咬了一口之后,我发现 i) 这个三明治太干了,而且 ii) 好像没有涂蛋黄酱。我们拆开了三明治。上面的面包片确实很干——上面一点蛋黄酱都没有。下面的面包片上涂的蛋黄酱薄得难以想象。三明治里的大部分鸡蛋都是切片的。难怪整个三明治都这么干!所以我认为 NT 将这些描述为蛋黄酱三明治是如履薄冰,因为它根本就没有。这是我在 NT 咖啡馆买到的最难吃的三明治,而且就价格而言,简直是敲诈。
我们稍后又回来喝茶吃蛋糕。这次,我们注意到司康饼和蛋糕的份量都变小了。同样,你用辛苦赚来的钱只能买到这么小的一块。(我们其中一个人选择了燕麦饼,至少这份份量还不错)。