点评:We went to Apsley House (the Duke of Wellington's London pad) earlier in the year and found out that Stratfield Saye was his country house. The website explained that it is only open for guided tours at certain times of the year, August being one of them - so we booked! And I am so glad that we did!
The guide was very knowledgeable and entertained as well as educated us. Being a private home, indoor photography is not allowed. However, the grounds and the other buildings can be photographed. Apsley House is full of images of the Iron Duke, and it was good to hear that he did not like having images of himself all over the place. He considered it vanity - and we would agree. So here there are far fewer images of the man - though plenty of others, including the part of the Spanish Royal Collection that is not in Apsley House (good story behind that too). The funeral car is a revelation - I have never seen anything like it! So many stories about the man, but also about his successors, and the links to the Roman Silchester site and others.
Well worth the money!
翻译:我们今年早些时候去了阿普斯利庄园(惠灵顿公爵在伦敦的住所),发现斯特拉特菲尔德赛耶是他的乡间别墅。网站解释说,这里只在一年中的某些时间开放导游服务,8 月就是其中之一——所以我们预订了!我很高兴我们预订了!
导游知识渊博,不仅教育了我们,还很有趣。作为私人住宅,室内不允许拍照。但是,可以拍摄庭院和其他建筑物。阿普斯利庄园里满是铁公爵的照片,很高兴听到他不喜欢到处都是自己的照片。他认为这是虚荣——我们也同意。所以这里的铁公爵的照片少得多——尽管有很多其他照片,包括阿普斯利庄园里没有的西班牙皇家收藏的一部分(这背后也有好故事)。葬礼车令人大开眼界——我从未见过这样的东西!关于这个人的故事太多了,也有关于他的继任者的故事,以及与罗马西尔切斯特网站的链接和其他网站。
非常值得!