An absolute gem, highly recommended
Athelhampton House and Gardens的点评
点评:We were looking for something interesting to see in Dorset in November and most of the indoor attractions were closed so this drew us to Athelhampton House and Gardens. We arrived shortly after the cafe opened at 10.00 and knew we would have a wait until the house opened at 11.00. The day was horrendous with gail force winds and torrential rain so a look around the gardens was sadly not on, although the views of the gardens from the house looked wonderful.
We were warmly greeted when we arrived and decided to have some freshments, but there was no indication of what they provided and a lovely lady asked what we wanted, but seemed surprised when we said we had no idea of what they offered, only then were we offered a menu. The misunderstanding over, we were served with tea and Dorset apple juice (which was absolutely delicious).
We had to ask how to get to the house (no signs to point the way) and scurried through the storm to the front door where we were greeted by a lovely lady who explained the route we should take and that there were no restrictions to sitting on any of the chairs or touching anything. Big surprise, as we are used to rooms being roped off and strict restrictions.
A gentleman was giving a talk about the connection between the house and Thomas Hardy which was very interesting.
In a nutshell, the house is one of the most incredible places, from Tudor onwards with a fascinating history and a warm homely feed. All of the staff were friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic and we could not recommend it highly enough. An independently owned house, sympathetically restored and way better than any National Trust house we have been to.
翻译:我们想在 11 月在多塞特寻找一些有趣的东西,但大多数室内景点都关闭了,所以我们来到了阿瑟尔汉普顿庄园和花园。我们在咖啡馆 10:00 开门后不久到达,知道我们要等到 11:00 庄园开门。天气很糟糕,狂风肆虐,大雨倾盆,所以很遗憾没有机会参观花园,尽管从庄园看花园的景色看起来很棒。
我们到达时受到了热烈的欢迎,并决定吃点点心,但不知道他们提供什么,一位可爱的女士问我们想要什么,但当我们说我们不知道他们提供什么时,她似乎很惊讶,直到那时才给我们一份菜单。误会结束了,我们喝了茶和多塞特苹果汁(非常美味)。
我们不得不问怎么去房子(没有路标指引方向),冒着风雨匆匆赶到前门,一位可爱的女士向我们打招呼,向我们解释了应该走的路线,而且没有任何限制,我们坐在椅子上或触摸任何东西。这让我们大吃一惊,因为我们习惯了用绳索隔开的房间和严格的限制。
一位先生正在谈论房子和托马斯·哈代之间的联系,非常有趣。
简而言之,这座房子是最令人难以置信的地方之一,从都铎王朝开始,它就有着迷人的历史和温馨的家常菜。所有的工作人员都很友好、知识渊博、热情洋溢,我们强烈推荐它。这是一栋独立拥有的房子,经过精心修复,比我们去过的任何国家信托房屋都要好得多。