点评:We visited on a quiet mid week day in term time with 2 kids 11 and 13. We had a fab 5 hours there. The panning for gems + fools gold activity is simply lovely, and you find loads quite quick, we did it for over an hour and would go back and do it again. The huge machines in the quarry area are fascinating and great fun to walk around (would be cool to know a few of their stories on boards by them) but again staff told us a good few too. The museum is a deep dive into everything geological, fossils, mining, quarries, equipment, gold and gemstones....too much to take in one visit. They are just building a very cool new building for this, which will improve it further. Loved the train Ride too (it does have really squeeky wheels, but that made it just feel authentically industrial, and my noise sensitive kid was ok with it) Awesome staff who really cared, knew their stuff and went the extra mile to show deeper interest in my kids who had loads of questions. We even had a special look inside the door of the engine shed as it was so quiet. And they sold vegan and local dairy ice cream in the shop. The views are lovely, its reasonably priced, we will go back again for sure, maybe even this year. One of the best days out we have had in a long time. A new favourite place
翻译:我们带着两个孩子(分别为 11 岁和 13 岁)在一个安静的学期中参观了这里。我们在那里度过了美妙的 5 个小时。淘宝石和淘金活动非常有趣,而且很快就能淘到很多东西,我们玩了一个多小时,还想再去一次。采石场区域的大型机器令人着迷,四处走走很有趣(如果能了解一下旁边的板上的一些故事就太好了),而且工作人员也给我们讲了很多故事。博物馆对地质、化石、采矿、采石场、设备、黄金和宝石等各个方面进行了深入的研究……一次参观太多了。他们正在为此建造一座非常酷的新建筑,这将进一步改善它。我也喜欢乘坐火车(它的轮子确实很吱吱作响,但这让它感觉很工业化,我对噪音敏感的孩子对此并不介意)。工作人员非常棒,他们真的很关心我的孩子,他们知识渊博,并且竭尽全力对我的孩子表现出更深的兴趣,因为他们有很多问题。我们甚至特意看了看机车棚的门,因为那里非常安静。店里还卖纯素冰淇淋和本地乳制品冰淇淋。景色很美,价格也很合理,我们肯定会再去,甚至可能今年就去。这是我们很久以来最棒的一日游之一。一个新宠儿