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A great Castle and grounds, pity about the rude guide
Dunster Castle的点评
点评：I wanted to give a 5 star review but took a star off because of the attitude of two of the guides - more about that later.
Dunster Castle is stunningly beautiful and very well located in the Somerset countryside. You enter via a long driveway to the car park. The car park is a decent size, but fills very quickly during peak times, so you may end up parking on the grass laybys along the drive. Through the entrance, there is a a bit of an uphill climb to the castle which could prove a bit of grind to the more unfit/infirm visitors. That said it really isn't too bad, just be prepared. The Castle itself is fairly complete as I believe it has been rebuild in it's later history with just a few parts dating from it's earlier period.
Getting to the main entrance and this is where the problems began. I had shown my National Trust membership card at the previous entrance, but sometimes, at NT properties you need to show it again at the main entrance. Entering through the huge doors I was met by a large, very haughty female guide. I asked if she wanted to see my membership card. She rudely brushed me aside shouting, "I don't want to see your card, how on Earth do you think you got this far without one"! I tried to get her name to report her attitude, but these people always hide there ID badge under scarfs etc, but she swiftly left me standing there in a state of shock. Right after that, an elderly male guide asked if I wanted to purchase a guide, I replied that i didn't. Instead of leaving it there, he made some comment to one of his colleagues about me missing things because I didn't buy one! I prefer just to explore these places, not be held to ransom over a guidebook! Moving on, the other guides around the castle were fantastic!
There are also huge grounds to explore, including a short walk to a watermill. This was staffed by volunteers during my visit, and were producing their own flour which I believe you could purchase.
There is also a tea shop that sells drinks and refreshments at the usual NT prices. However, on the day of my visit the staff there seemed to have only just woken up and totally lacked any enthusiasm in their work.
I would visit again, but I'd be ready for Miss haughty this time!
Dunster Castle is stunningly beautiful and very well located in the Somerset countryside. You enter via a long driveway to the car park. The car park is a decent size, but fills very quickly during peak times, so you may end up parking on the grass laybys along the drive. Through the entrance, there is a a bit of an uphill climb to the castle which could prove a bit of grind to the more unfit/infirm visitors. That said it really isn't too bad, just be prepared. The Castle itself is fairly complete as I believe it has been rebuild in it's later history with just a few parts dating from it's earlier period.
Getting to the main entrance and this is where the problems began. I had shown my National Trust membership card at the previous entrance, but sometimes, at NT properties you need to show it again at the main entrance. Entering through the huge doors I was met by a large, very haughty female guide. I asked if she wanted to see my membership card. She rudely brushed me aside shouting, "I don't want to see your card, how on Earth do you think you got this far without one"! I tried to get her name to report her attitude, but these people always hide there ID badge under scarfs etc, but she swiftly left me standing there in a state of shock. Right after that, an elderly male guide asked if I wanted to purchase a guide, I replied that i didn't. Instead of leaving it there, he made some comment to one of his colleagues about me missing things because I didn't buy one! I prefer just to explore these places, not be held to ransom over a guidebook! Moving on, the other guides around the castle were fantastic!
There are also huge grounds to explore, including a short walk to a watermill. This was staffed by volunteers during my visit, and were producing their own flour which I believe you could purchase.
There is also a tea shop that sells drinks and refreshments at the usual NT prices. However, on the day of my visit the staff there seemed to have only just woken up and totally lacked any enthusiasm in their work.
I would visit again, but I'd be ready for Miss haughty this time!
翻译：我本想给出五星评价，但由于两位导游的态度，我扣了一星——稍后会详细介绍。
邓斯特城堡非常漂亮，位于萨默塞特郡乡村，地理位置优越。您可以通过一条长车道进入停车场。停车场面积不错，但在高峰时段很快就会停满，所以您可能最终会把车停在车道旁的草地上。穿过入口，到城堡需要爬一段上坡路，这对身体较差/体弱的游客来说可能有点吃力。话虽如此，但其实还不算太糟，只要做好准备就行。城堡本身相当完整，因为我相信它是在后来的历史中重建的，只有一些部分可以追溯到早期。
到了正门，问题就来了。我在之前的入口出示了我的国家信托会员卡，但有时，在 NT 物业，您需要在正门再次出示它。穿过巨大的大门，我遇到了一位身材高大、非常傲慢的女导游。我问她是否想看我的会员卡。她粗鲁地把我推到一边，大喊：“我不想看你的卡，你以为你没有卡怎么能走到这么远？”我试图叫出她的名字来表达她的态度，但这些人总是把身份证藏在围巾等下面，但她很快就让我震惊地站在那里。紧接着，一位年长的男导游问我是否想买一本指南，我回答说我不想。他没有把书留在那里，而是对他的一位同事说我错过了一些东西，因为我没有买！我更喜欢探索这些地方，而不是被一本旅游指南勒索！继续说，城堡周围的其他导游都很棒！
还有很大的场地可以探索，包括步行一小段路就能到达一个水磨坊。在我参观期间，水磨坊由志愿者管理，他们自己生产面粉，我相信你可以买到。
还有一家茶馆，以通常的 NT 价格出售饮料和点心。然而，我去的那天，那里的工作人员似乎才刚睡醒，工作热情全无。
我会再去的，但这次我准备好面对傲慢小姐了！
邓斯特城堡非常漂亮，位于萨默塞特郡乡村，地理位置优越。您可以通过一条长车道进入停车场。停车场面积不错，但在高峰时段很快就会停满，所以您可能最终会把车停在车道旁的草地上。穿过入口，到城堡需要爬一段上坡路，这对身体较差/体弱的游客来说可能有点吃力。话虽如此，但其实还不算太糟，只要做好准备就行。城堡本身相当完整，因为我相信它是在后来的历史中重建的，只有一些部分可以追溯到早期。
到了正门，问题就来了。我在之前的入口出示了我的国家信托会员卡，但有时，在 NT 物业，您需要在正门再次出示它。穿过巨大的大门，我遇到了一位身材高大、非常傲慢的女导游。我问她是否想看我的会员卡。她粗鲁地把我推到一边，大喊：“我不想看你的卡，你以为你没有卡怎么能走到这么远？”我试图叫出她的名字来表达她的态度，但这些人总是把身份证藏在围巾等下面，但她很快就让我震惊地站在那里。紧接着，一位年长的男导游问我是否想买一本指南，我回答说我不想。他没有把书留在那里，而是对他的一位同事说我错过了一些东西，因为我没有买！我更喜欢探索这些地方，而不是被一本旅游指南勒索！继续说，城堡周围的其他导游都很棒！
还有很大的场地可以探索，包括步行一小段路就能到达一个水磨坊。在我参观期间，水磨坊由志愿者管理，他们自己生产面粉，我相信你可以买到。
还有一家茶馆，以通常的 NT 价格出售饮料和点心。然而，我去的那天，那里的工作人员似乎才刚睡醒，工作热情全无。
我会再去的，但这次我准备好面对傲慢小姐了！
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