点评:We came on Mothering Sunday so it was an extremely busy day which impacted on the visitor experience. We had been unaware of this attraction, our nieces found out about it & suggested it as a place to meet up. We decided that the 'tea & cake with tour' was well worth £10 a head. We arrived first & were seated at our table, we were asked if we wanted to tour first or have our tea & cake? We opted for drinks first then the tour. Before we finished or drinks however there was an influx of people who were there for the next seating. It transpired that our table was needed but the owners never directly asked us to move the spoke around the subject in our hearing which was very awkward. With so much furniture in the kitchen & where we were sat we were in the way of the door especially with so many extra people coming in at once! It was us that volunteered to get out of the way & start our tour. On the tour it was very evident that this hard working couple were struggling to cope on their own, especially as he was doing the tours as well as being 'Front of House'
The tour was very informative & a fascinating spotlight on the social history of a building that has now become very much a family home. Once you get your head around the fact that various family members are 'at home' whilst you are discovering amazing facts it's a different but very enjoyable experience. The cakes were very tasty & there was even a vegan option for one of our nieces... although I think it would have been better if that had been 'prebooked'.
We would definitely recommend it. Pre booking is essential & I'd avoid busy dates such as Mother's Day & Easter etc. We were pleased that it was spotted for a different way to spend time together 😉
翻译:我们是在母亲节那天来的,所以那天非常忙碌,影响了游客的体验。我们之前不知道这个景点,后来我们的侄女们发现了,并建议我们去那里见面。我们认为“茶和蛋糕加游览”非常值得每人 10 英镑。我们先到,坐在我们的桌子旁,他们问我们是想先游览还是先喝茶和吃蛋糕?我们选择先喝饮料,然后再游览。然而,在我们喝完饮料之前,已经有一大群人涌进来,他们等着下一轮就座。结果发现我们的桌子是需要的,但店主从来没有直接要求我们在我们听到的时候绕开话题,这非常尴尬。厨房里有这么多家具,我们坐的位置挡住了门,尤其是有这么多额外的人同时进来!是我们自愿让开路,开始我们的游览。在参观过程中,很明显这对勤劳的夫妇正在努力独自应对,尤其是当他在做参观的同时还担任“前台”的时候。
这次参观非常有教育意义,并且对这座现在已成为家庭住宅的建筑的社会历史进行了引人入胜的聚焦。一旦你意识到各种家庭成员都在“家里”,而你却在发现惊人的事实,那将是一种不同但非常愉快的体验。蛋糕非常美味,甚至还有素食选择给我们的一个侄女……虽然我认为如果提前预订会更好。
我们绝对会推荐它。提前预订是必不可少的,我会避开母亲节和复活节等繁忙的日子。我们很高兴它被发现是一种不同的共度时光的方式😉