点评:Seend Historic Houses Club, visit on Wednesday 22nd October. There were 15 of us booked for a tour and tea in the afternoon, luckily the weather was fine so Carey and Simon (Parade House owners) met us outside the house so they could explain some of the architectural features and point out how the house was developed and gentrified over the centuries. Then inside for the tour... Carey first explained how they came to purchase the property three years ago, almost on a whim, being immediately attracted to the place - you could understand why, it has a charm all of its own that reels you in as soon as you enter the front door and are met by the spendour of the hall and stairs. Both Carey and Simon were full of historical information, particularly regarding the family who took the building over in the 17th century and then of course the Usher (brewery) family, who eventually owned the whole run of grand properties running down the incline from Parade House. Beautiful downstairs rooms the two at the rear holding many fascinating items from the house's history and explanatory information boards which you could read at leisure. Upstairs the ballroom spans the whole width of the house and was set out for cream teas the following Sunday. You can see why it makes a lovely venue to hold a wedding party, the ceremony being held in one of the downstairs rooms and the celebrations upstairs. After the interesting and amusing tour we were invited to take tea and cake in the basement rooms - recently refurbished and very comfortable. From here you could take a peak at the cinema room, intimate and quite comfortable with a very classy loo to one side. All in all a really enjoyable experience which went down very well with the Club members, who are well versed in the art of guided tours, this one was highly praised by all. Thank you Carey and Simon for giving us a super afternoon, we would recommend the experience to anyone who asked!
翻译:Seend 历史故居俱乐部,10 月 22 日星期三参观。我们一行 15 人预订了下午的游览和茶点,幸运的是天气很好,所以 Carey 和 Simon(Parade House 的主人)在屋外与我们会面,他们为我们讲解了一些建筑特色,并指出了这座房子在几个世纪以来是如何发展和高档化的。然后我们进去参观……Carey 首先解释了他们三年前是如何几乎一时兴起购买这处房产的,当时他们立刻就被这个地方吸引住了——你可以理解为什么,它有自己独特的魅力,当你一进门,迎接你的是华丽的大厅和楼梯,你就会深深地被吸引住。Carey 和 Simon 都对历史了如指掌,特别是关于 17 世纪接管这座建筑的家族,当然还有 Usher(酿酒厂)家族,他们最终拥有了 Parade House 斜坡下的所有豪华地产。楼下房间很漂亮,后面两间摆放着许多关于这栋房子历史的有趣物品,还有说明牌,您可以悠闲地阅读。楼上的宴会厅横跨整栋房子,下个星期天这里还专门用来享用奶油茶点。您可以看到为什么这里是举办婚礼派对的绝佳场所,仪式在楼下的一个房间里举行,庆祝活动则在楼上举行。在这次有趣又有趣的参观之后,我们受邀到地下室的房间享用茶点——地下室最近翻新过,非常舒适。从这里您可以看到电影放映室,私密舒适,旁边还有一个非常高档的卫生间。总而言之,这是一次非常愉快的体验,俱乐部的成员们都非常喜欢,他们精通导游服务,这次体验受到了所有人的高度赞扬。感谢Carey和Simon为我们带来了一个美好的下午,我们会向所有提出要求的人推荐这次体验!