点评:We used to visit Grasmere frequently for years and always parked at the garden centre, to be fair it was our favourite garden centre and cafe. We always bought items for the house and plants for the garden, whilst we were there.
The car park used to be free for customers, but not any more. We paid four pounds to park here for two hours, with no concessions for customers of the cafe and shop. I often wonder how much business and customer footfall Grasmere has lost as a result of the parking charges? I know we now prefer to go into Ambleside instead.
We always travel with our Cocker Spaniel dog, let's face it, I don't know anywhere more dog friendly than the Lake District - so many people travel there with their dogs. This place used to be so dog friendly, now dogs are not allowed in the building (shop or cafe) at all. It's almost as if the new owners are trying their best to deter customers going there... and the ones that do, they are trying hard to rinse them of their money.
We are in the process of buying a house in the Lakes, not far from Grasmere but I won't be calling at the Garden centre again - Never again.
Our advice - take your custom to Hayes Garden Centre at Ambleside (Free parking and Dog Friendly).
翻译:多年来,我们经常去格拉斯米尔,总是把车停在花园中心。说实话,那是我们最喜欢的花园中心和咖啡馆。我们总是在那里买些家居用品和花园里的植物。
停车场以前对顾客免费,但现在不行了。我们花了4英镑在这里停了两个小时,咖啡馆和商店的顾客没有任何优惠。我经常想,格拉斯米尔因为停车费损失了多少生意和客流量?我知道我们现在更喜欢去安布尔赛德了。
我们总是带着我们的可卡犬旅行,说实话,我不知道还有什么地方比湖区更适合带狗——那里有很多人带着狗去旅行。这个地方以前对狗非常友好,但现在狗完全不允许进入大楼(商店或咖啡馆)。新主人似乎在竭尽全力阻止顾客去那里……而那些去的顾客,他们则在竭力榨干他们的钱。
我们正在湖区买房,离格拉斯米尔不远,但我不会再去花园中心了——再也不会了。
我们的建议是——带你去安布尔赛德的海耶斯花园中心(免费停车,可携带宠物)。