点评:We visited the gardens for the first time for the Halloween events in the half term. It was a huge disappointment. Unfortunately it was not helped by the weather, but even on a dry day I think we would have felt let down.
There was no signage in the gardens directing you to any of the activities. Which on a sunny day may not have mattered but in the pouring rain, wondering around a maze of glasshouses for 20 minutes is no fun.
The crafting classroom was small and disorganised. There was a member of staff in the classroom. But they were making no attempt to direct anyone , help them find the materials or show visitors what the activities were. In face they mainly looking at their phone. When we then asked them for directions to the next activity and they were rude and unhelpful.
The spooky pergola had nothing in it bar a few spider webs. This may have been because of the weather but there was nothing to tell us that. So I suspect not. There was a games hut with a few activities but as they had been left out in the rain they were all soaked. I think it was a great pity that despite there being so many empty buildings, greenhouse etc that more wasn’t put on or moved indoors.
Due to the rain the cafe was, of course, busy and so there was nowhere to sit and stay for lunch. Again, given the time of year it might have been sensible to put up a marquee.
Overall this was a really poor event. Given how much competition there is for autumn half term activities and how amazing some of them are, we would never consider returning.
翻译:我们第一次去花园是为了参加期中假期的万圣节活动,结果非常失望。可惜天公不作美,但即便是在晴天,我想我们也会感到失望。
花园里没有任何指示牌指引我们去参加任何活动。晴天或许还好,但在倾盆大雨中,在温室迷宫里瞎转悠20分钟可不是什么愉快的体验。
手工教室又小又乱。教室里确实有一位工作人员,但他既没有引导任何人,也没有帮忙寻找材料或向游客介绍活动内容。事实上,他大部分时间都在看手机。当我们向他询问下一个活动地点时,他的态度非常粗鲁,毫无帮助。
那个所谓的“恐怖凉亭”里除了几张蜘蛛网什么也没有。这可能是因为天气原因,但没有任何提示。所以我怀疑并非如此。游戏小屋里有一些活动设施,但由于被雨淋湿了,全都湿透了。我觉得很可惜,明明有很多空置的建筑物、温室等等,却没有增加一些活动或者把它们搬到室内。
由于下雨,咖啡馆自然是人满为患,根本找不到地方坐下来吃午饭。考虑到这个季节,搭个帐篷或许更明智。
总而言之,这次活动非常糟糕。考虑到秋季假期活动如此之多,而且有些活动又如此精彩,我们以后绝不会再来。