点评:A fantastic tour by Michael who grew up in the Castle (unbelievably!). Fascinating because of the nature of the building, the historic back-story of the families involved and also Michael’s family involvement (which is now part of a larger charitable trust). This place is just so different to any other. It’s also used regularly as a film set, most recently for the Adams family spin-off Wednesday. Inevitably there are bits of previous film sets in some of the rooms which actually enhance rather than detract from both the tour and the building. So there’s lots to see from both an adult and kids’ perspective - with Michael ably catering for both on the tour. Don’t be put off by the lack of phone number - we emailed to check opening on the morning of our visit and a reply came back straight away. All in all one of the highlights from our week in Offaly.
翻译:这是一次由在城堡里长大的迈克尔(难以置信!)设计的精彩之旅。引人入胜之处在于建筑本身、参与其中的家庭的历史背景故事以及迈克尔家族的参与(现在已成为一个更大的慈善信托基金的一部分)。这个地方与众不同。它也经常被用作电影拍摄地,最近一次是亚当斯家族衍生剧《星期三》的拍摄地。一些房间里不可避免地会有一些以前电影场景的痕迹,这实际上增强了而不是削弱了参观和建筑的体验。因此,从成人和儿童的角度来看,这里都有很多值得一看的地方——迈克尔在这次旅行中巧妙地照顾到了他们。不要因为没有电话号码而却步——我们在参观当天早上发了一封电子邮件询问是否开放,很快就收到了回复。总而言之,这是我们在奥法利一周的亮点之一。