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What an incredible place - the perfect antidote to sterile, corporate heritage sites
Port Eliot House and Gardens的点评
点评：I took the State Rooms, Art Collection and Historical Basement tour this weekend and I can't praise it highly enough - this is an absolutely must-visit house and gardens. As other reviewers have said, it really is amazing.
It’s a privately-owned family home that has been continuously lived in for over 1,000 years and I was shown around by Coco, the in-house historian, no less. It was only the 2 of us, which made it even more special. She is incredibly knowledgeable, not only about the house, its history and the Eliot family, but also more widely around art, architecture, and the broader historical context. Her deep love for the house and family shone through. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide.
The tour began in the basement (below stairs), looking at the kitchens, servants quarters, and tunnels, which are filled with interesting things to look at. There are also some elements from the original monastic architecture, although much has been updated over the centuries. We then moved up to the grand staterooms with their beautiful furniture and important art from the likes of Reynolds and Lenkiewicz, who painted the mural in the round room and is a must see.
The house is still lived in by the Eliot family, who bought it during Elizabeth I’s reign, and you can feel that it is a beloved family home, complete with personal elements that you would expect from that. You may also bump into members of the family wandering around, as we did, and they were welcoming, charming and friendly.
Yes, of course it's a bit tattered around some of the edges, but that is part of the charm of a family home, and hats off to the Eliot family for keeping it going. Port Eliot is the perfect antidote to sterile heritage sites which have had all personality surgically removed. They also love visitors, so go!!!!
The grounds are also well worth exploring, as it is the priory chapel which includes windows by William Morris and Burne-Jones. So you can make a real day of it – there’s even a café and bar in the stables which does great cakes.
A final note about booking - it's via Eventbrite (linked to from their website), and you do need to book a couple of days in advance, as they do not have a host of volunteer guides on hand. However, it might be possible to try phoning up on the day to see if they can accommodate you – you never know.
I could say a lot more, but I think I've already written more than enough - just go and see it for yourself.
It’s a privately-owned family home that has been continuously lived in for over 1,000 years and I was shown around by Coco, the in-house historian, no less. It was only the 2 of us, which made it even more special. She is incredibly knowledgeable, not only about the house, its history and the Eliot family, but also more widely around art, architecture, and the broader historical context. Her deep love for the house and family shone through. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide.
The tour began in the basement (below stairs), looking at the kitchens, servants quarters, and tunnels, which are filled with interesting things to look at. There are also some elements from the original monastic architecture, although much has been updated over the centuries. We then moved up to the grand staterooms with their beautiful furniture and important art from the likes of Reynolds and Lenkiewicz, who painted the mural in the round room and is a must see.
The house is still lived in by the Eliot family, who bought it during Elizabeth I’s reign, and you can feel that it is a beloved family home, complete with personal elements that you would expect from that. You may also bump into members of the family wandering around, as we did, and they were welcoming, charming and friendly.
Yes, of course it's a bit tattered around some of the edges, but that is part of the charm of a family home, and hats off to the Eliot family for keeping it going. Port Eliot is the perfect antidote to sterile heritage sites which have had all personality surgically removed. They also love visitors, so go!!!!
The grounds are also well worth exploring, as it is the priory chapel which includes windows by William Morris and Burne-Jones. So you can make a real day of it – there’s even a café and bar in the stables which does great cakes.
A final note about booking - it's via Eventbrite (linked to from their website), and you do need to book a couple of days in advance, as they do not have a host of volunteer guides on hand. However, it might be possible to try phoning up on the day to see if they can accommodate you – you never know.
I could say a lot more, but I think I've already written more than enough - just go and see it for yourself.
翻译：这个周末，我参加了国家房间、艺术收藏和历史地下室之旅，我对它赞不绝口——这是一座绝对值得参观的房子和花园。正如其他评论者所说，它真的很棒。
这是一座私人拥有的家庭住宅，已有 1000 多年的历史，我由内部历史学家 Coco 带我参观。只有我们两个人，这让它变得更加特别。她知识渊博，不仅了解这座房子、它的历史和艾略特家族，还更广泛地了解艺术、建筑和更广泛的历史背景。她对这座房子和家人的深爱显露无遗。我找不到比她更好的导游了。
游览从地下室（楼下）开始，参观厨房、仆人宿舍和隧道，那里充满了有趣的东西。这里还有一些原始修道院建筑的元素，尽管几个世纪以来，很多东西已经更新了。然后，我们来到了豪华的客厅，里面摆放着漂亮的家具和雷诺兹和伦凯维奇等人的重要艺术品，他们绘制了圆形房间的壁画，是必看的景点。
这座房子现在仍由艾略特家族居住，他们在伊丽莎白一世统治期间买下了它，你可以感觉到这是一个备受喜爱的家庭住宅，充满了你所期望的个人元素。你也可能碰到像我们一样四处闲逛的家庭成员，他们热情、迷人、友好。
是的，当然，它的一些边缘有点破旧，但这也是家庭住宅的魅力之一，向艾略特家族致敬，感谢他们让它继续存在。艾略特港是无菌遗址的完美解药，这些遗址的所有个性都被手术切除了。他们也喜欢游客，所以去吧！！！！
场地也值得一游，因为它是修道院教堂，里面有威廉莫里斯和伯恩琼斯设计的窗户。所以你可以真正地度过一天——马厩里甚至还有一家咖啡馆和酒吧，那里有美味的蛋糕。
关于预订的最后一点说明——它是通过 Eventbrite（从他们的网站链接）进行的，你需要提前几天预订，因为他们手头没有大量的志愿者导游。然而，你可以试着在当天打电话，看看他们是否能为你安排——你永远不知道。
我还可以说很多，但我想我已经写得足够多了——你自己去看看吧。
这是一座私人拥有的家庭住宅，已有 1000 多年的历史，我由内部历史学家 Coco 带我参观。只有我们两个人，这让它变得更加特别。她知识渊博，不仅了解这座房子、它的历史和艾略特家族，还更广泛地了解艺术、建筑和更广泛的历史背景。她对这座房子和家人的深爱显露无遗。我找不到比她更好的导游了。
游览从地下室（楼下）开始，参观厨房、仆人宿舍和隧道，那里充满了有趣的东西。这里还有一些原始修道院建筑的元素，尽管几个世纪以来，很多东西已经更新了。然后，我们来到了豪华的客厅，里面摆放着漂亮的家具和雷诺兹和伦凯维奇等人的重要艺术品，他们绘制了圆形房间的壁画，是必看的景点。
这座房子现在仍由艾略特家族居住，他们在伊丽莎白一世统治期间买下了它，你可以感觉到这是一个备受喜爱的家庭住宅，充满了你所期望的个人元素。你也可能碰到像我们一样四处闲逛的家庭成员，他们热情、迷人、友好。
是的，当然，它的一些边缘有点破旧，但这也是家庭住宅的魅力之一，向艾略特家族致敬，感谢他们让它继续存在。艾略特港是无菌遗址的完美解药，这些遗址的所有个性都被手术切除了。他们也喜欢游客，所以去吧！！！！
场地也值得一游，因为它是修道院教堂，里面有威廉莫里斯和伯恩琼斯设计的窗户。所以你可以真正地度过一天——马厩里甚至还有一家咖啡馆和酒吧，那里有美味的蛋糕。
关于预订的最后一点说明——它是通过 Eventbrite（从他们的网站链接）进行的，你需要提前几天预订，因为他们手头没有大量的志愿者导游。然而，你可以试着在当天打电话，看看他们是否能为你安排——你永远不知道。
我还可以说很多，但我想我已经写得足够多了——你自己去看看吧。
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