点评:Wayland's Smithy is an easy drive for me, of a little under an hour. Set in beautiful Oxfordshire countryside it is wonderful site to visit. Just be aware that if you have a large 4x4 or RV/motorhome, the country lanes get very narrow. Parking is good at the purpose built English Heritage carpark but for non-members the cost is £2 for up to 2 hours or £4 for the day, otherwise access is free. From the carpark, Wayland's Smithy is an easy 2.3Km walk which took a half hour at a gentle pace, first along a maintained footpath across grazing land to a Bridleway which then joins the Ridgeway Route. The steps out of the carpark can be avoided by exiting the carpark to the road and turning left up the hill and joining the bridleway where the metalled road ends. There are a number of gates along the route but no stiles. The route to the site is well signed and is itself setback off the track and surrounded by trees. It can get busy, especially on Bank Holidays and the like, so it is worth getting there early (or late). We saw a lot of people with child buggies and bikes etc. and the site appears to be quite accessible for those with mobility issues.
The only thing which spoilt it was the number of people who were failing to pick up after their dogs. That said We found the Smithy itself well kept and strangely peaceful and quite tranquil and well worth the walk.
翻译:对我来说,开车不到一小时就能到达 Wayland's Smithy。它坐落在美丽的牛津郡乡村,是一个值得游览的好地方。但请注意,如果您有大型四驱车或房车,乡间小路会非常狭窄。专门建造的英国遗产停车场停车方便,但非会员的停车费为 2 英镑(最多 2 小时)或 4 英镑(全天),否则免费。从停车场到 Wayland's Smithy 只需步行 2.3 公里,慢速步行半小时即可,首先沿着一条维护良好的人行道穿过牧场,到达一条 Bridleway,然后与 Ridgeway Route 相连。离开停车场后,可以避开台阶,从停车场出来,走到马路上,左转上山,在碎石路的尽头加入 Bridleway。沿途有许多大门,但没有台阶。通往遗址的路线路标清晰,本身远离小路,周围环绕着树木。这里可能会很忙,尤其是在银行假日等,所以值得早点(或晚点)到达那里。我们看到很多人带着童车和自行车等,这个地方似乎对行动不便的人来说很方便。
唯一让人失望的是,很多人没有清理狗的粪便。尽管如此,我们发现 Smithy 本身维护得很好,出奇地安静祥和,非常值得一去。