点评:Saturday appeared to be the only day of sunshine in the last few weeks of gloom. We were not surprised to find the park very busy! The world and his wife had turned up!
As usual, the cafe was our first call (not really, it was the second after the loo). We found a table without too much trouble and, in spite of the queue, were served soon enough. The staff were hurried but pleasant with a brief welcome. The coffee and cakes gave us the chance to plan the rest of the visit.
A very delightful stroll round the garden complex. Some excellent work being done to transform the formal garden. we shall be back later in the spring to see the tulip display. The warm('ish) sunshine encouraged a quiet repose by the pond. Somewhere the mighty throng of people had melted into the surrounding park lands!
We wandered into the house with a most friendly greeting by the door steward. He kindly explained the arrangements for bags and a brief explanation of the route to follow. We picked up booklets about the house, painting and artifacts that are to be found in the various rooms. The short video was worth watching as that gave a clear overall picture of the family and the parks creation. The provided booklets were very informative, however, we did discover that some artifacts had been moved to different rooms - slight panic over, we continued. As expected the room stewards were well informed and most helpful.
A late lunch stop had been planned, however, the main cafe was very busyso we retired to the Old Lodge where life was so much easier.
A final perambulation of the deer park and back to the car.
As we change our footwear a small child in the next car complained that he had not seen any deer. His guardian concurred, to which he replied 'Oh dear, no deer' - I'll give him a 9 for effort!
翻译:在过去几周的阴雨天气中,周六似乎是唯一的阳光灿烂的日子。公园里人头攒动,我们并不感到惊讶!世界各地的人和他的妻子都来了!
像往常一样,我们首先光顾的是咖啡馆(其实不是,是上完厕所后第二个光顾的)。我们毫不费力就找到了一张桌子,尽管排了队,但很快就有人为我们服务了。工作人员很匆忙,但很友好,热情地欢迎了我们。咖啡和蛋糕让我们有机会计划接下来的参观。
在花园里散步非常愉快。一些出色的工作正在改造正式花园。我们将在春天晚些时候回来看郁金香展览。温暖的阳光鼓励我们在池塘边安静地休息。不知何故,大批人群融入了周围的公园绿地!
我们漫步进屋,门卫非常友好地迎接了我们。他亲切地解释了行李的安排,并简要介绍了要走的路线。我们拿到了关于房子、绘画和各个房间里的文物的小册子。这段简短的视频值得一看,因为它清楚地展示了这个家庭和公园的创建。提供的小册子非常有用,然而,我们发现一些文物被转移到了不同的房间——我们稍微慌了神,继续前行。正如预期的那样,客房服务员消息灵通,非常乐于助人。
我们计划在晚些时候停下来吃午饭,但是,主咖啡馆非常忙,所以我们回到了老旅馆,那里的生活轻松多了。
最后在鹿园里散步,然后回到车上。
当我们换鞋时,旁边车里的一个小孩抱怨说他没有看到任何鹿。他的监护人同意了,他回答说“哦,天哪,没有鹿”——我给他的努力打 9 分!