点评:Yaawwn. This Regency house was remodelled by the architects of the Ritz at the turn of the 20th century and it would seem that their intent was to leave it as characterless as a hotel. There’s nothing architecturally to recommend this, it’s boilerplate Edwardian, yawn again. It has one nice but uninspired view, from the terrace, looking across fields and woodlands. The gardens are small and pretty unprepossessing; I’d missed the roses but honestly there weren’t enough rose plants to feel I must have missed something special, in fact there were signs saying the roses are struggling due to drought and soil issues, so no loss, I suspect.
But. But. It would appear that whether they admit it or not, NT appreciate the fundamental weaknesses of this property. They’ve worked hard to create a huge play area for kids which was being enthusiastically used. There is every type of mobility assistance known to man (book ahead to be sure). There was a really good exhibition (much better than the house’s chattels, which are largely awful barring some Jacobean furniture and some surprisingly naturalistic paintings of children from the late 18th/early 19th century) which linked in with one owner’s abiding love of fashion and her place in high society. There was a small but good Faberge collection which echoes the current Cartier exhibition at the V&A. And there was a great jazz band playing on the terrace for part of the afternoon.
I was genuinely shocked to see this got a Travellers Choice award when I came on the website to review it, but on reflection, if you’re looking for a lovely day out with all the family, this WOULD be a great place to go. I just wouldn’t recommend that you visit specifically for the house.
翻译:哈哈哈。这栋摄政时期风格的宅邸在20世纪初由丽兹酒店的建筑师们重新改造,看来他们的意图是让它像酒店一样毫无特色。从建筑风格上来说,它毫无亮点,只是千篇一律的爱德华式建筑,真是让人又爱又恨。从露台上望去,田野和林地交相辉映,景色优美却毫无灵感。花园很小,也相当不起眼;我错过了玫瑰,但说实话,玫瑰的数量不够多,不足以让我感觉错过了什么特别的东西。事实上,有迹象表明,玫瑰正因干旱和土壤问题而苦苦挣扎,所以我猜想这并没有造成什么损失。
但是。但是。无论NT承认与否,他们似乎都意识到了这栋房子的根本缺陷。他们费尽心思为孩子们打造了一个大型游乐区,而且孩子们玩得非常开心。这里配备了各种已知的行动辅助设备(最好提前预订)。那里举办了一场非常精彩的展览(比屋内其他的动产好太多了,除了一些詹姆士一世时期的家具和一些令人惊讶的18世纪末/19世纪初的自然主义儿童画外,其他大部分都很糟糕),展览展现了一位主人对时尚的执着热爱以及她在上流社会的地位。展览中展出的法贝热系列虽然数量不多,但品质上乘,与维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆目前正在举办的卡地亚展览相呼应。下午,露台上还有一支很棒的爵士乐队演奏。
当我访问网站评论时,看到这里获得旅行者之选奖,我真的很震惊,但仔细想想,如果你想和家人一起度过美好的一天,这里绝对是个不错的选择。只是我不建议你专门为了这栋房子而来。