点评:My wife and I decided to visit the Botanic Gardens which are a short distance of the centre and having purchased a 24 hour City Sightseeing Bus earlier, used our ticket to hop on and hop off at stop 12. Fortunately, the driver pointed us in the direction to the path that takes you down to actual Gardens Entrance but to be honest, they could do with much more evident signage both outside and inside the park.
Our first attempt took us the wrong way and by asking a local, we were redirected back the way we had come and we then found the gate and fortunately, purely by chance, I noticed a leaflet holder which outlined a walk to take in a number of exhibits. Once in the gardens we enjoyed a tranquil walk partially supported by the leaflet but we certainly didn’t follow it closely.
Whilst we basically wandered around aimlessly, I felt that it would have been so much better if there had been adequate sign posts highlighting where the various trees shown in the leaflet were to be found and pointing us to the café in the nearby park, toilets etc. We came across a couple of artworks but am sure, there were others which we clearly missed and which would have been highlighted by signs or the ‘map’. The leaflet was useful but we had problems deciding which way to walk at times as in some cases we didn’t actually identify the path shown on the map.
I really do think that this would become a major attraction if it was supported by signs, information panels and some history surrounding the exhibits. Not very colourful either, but that may have been the time we visited, perhaps high summer would have lots of flora to counter the dark tree line. If we hadn’t found the leaflet, we would have lost interest very quickly. C’mon Bath Council, lets see some funds put into this asset.
翻译:我和妻子决定去植物园,它离市中心很近。我们之前买了24小时城市观光巴士票,用票在12号站上下车。幸运的是,司机给我们指了路,告诉我们通往植物园入口的小路。不过说实话,公园内外的指示牌都太不显眼了。
我们第一次走错了路,问了当地人之后才找到入口。幸运的是,我偶然看到一个宣传单,上面介绍了一条可以参观多个展区的步行路线。进入植物园后,我们悠闲地散步,宣传单虽然起到了一定的指导作用,但我们并没有完全按照它走。
虽然我们基本上是漫无目的地闲逛,但我感觉如果能有足够的指示牌,标明宣传册上展示的各种树木的位置,并指引我们前往附近公园的咖啡馆、洗手间等等,那就好多了。我们确实看到了几件艺术品,但我相信肯定还有一些我们错过了,而这些艺术品如果能有指示牌或“地图”标出来,肯定会更容易找到。宣传册很有用,但我们有时很难决定该往哪个方向走,因为在某些情况下,我们根本没找到地图上标示的路线。
我真的认为,如果能配备指示牌、信息板,并介绍一些展品的历史背景,这里会成为一个热门景点。这里的景色也不够绚丽多彩,但这可能是因为我们去的季节的原因,也许盛夏时节会有更多植物点缀,与略显昏暗的树林形成对比。如果我们没有找到那份宣传册,我们很快就会失去兴趣。拜托,巴斯市政厅,赶紧为这个景点投入一些资金吧!