点评:We hae been coming to the hall to see the Christmas decorations for some years. The family, staff and volunteers handmake most of the decorations with plant material from the grounds with some addition of beautiful glass ornaments. There are some very skillfull crafters involved. This year's decorations are the most elaborate and beautiful we have seen.
The courtyard cafe is very small with only 6 inside tables , in the summer the outside courtyard has plenty of space , in the winter there is an enclosed marquee with heating, it has a christmas tree and was very cosy. The cafe kitchen is mainly serving cakes but also has baked potatoes with a variety of fillings which are gluten free and suitable for Coeliacs (which we needed). In addition there is a food van with a wood-fired oven which they are currently using for "wood-fired sandwiches" , these are actually panini which are made onsite not bought-in or frozen, and are available with a variety of fillings including a Christmas special which was delicious, they were selling a lot of these on the Friday we were there.
Although there is the remains of a manor house in the care of English heritage the house is not free to EH members but is for HHA. This is clear on the website.
翻译:我们已经连续几年来这里欣赏圣诞装饰了。大部分装饰品都是由庄园里的植物材料手工制作的,其中也点缀着一些精美的玻璃饰品。参与制作的工匠们技艺精湛。今年的装饰是我们见过的最精致、最漂亮的。
庭院咖啡馆很小,室内只有六张桌子。夏天,室外庭院空间宽敞;冬天,会搭建一个带暖气的封闭式帐篷,里面摆放着一棵圣诞树,非常温馨舒适。咖啡馆主要供应蛋糕,但也提供各种馅料的烤土豆,这些土豆不含麸质,适合乳糜泻患者食用(这正是我们需要的)。此外,还有一辆餐车,配备柴火烤炉,目前用来烤“柴火三明治”。这些其实是帕尼尼,都是现场制作的,不是外购或冷冻的,馅料种类繁多,其中一款圣诞特供馅料非常美味。我们去的那个星期五,这款帕尼尼卖得特别好。
虽然庄园遗址由英国遗产委员会负责维护,但该房屋不对英国遗产委员会会员免费开放,而是供英国历史协会会员参观。这一点在网站上有明确说明。