点评:Visited for the first time today. The formal garden was smaller than expected and was a bit unkempt in places. The house is by guided tour only and was interesting as far as I could tell. Unfortunately our guide did not project her voice very well, and unless she was facing my direction I found her hard to hear, she would also start talking as she entered a room rather than waiting for everyone to catch up. In the first room the noise from other staff talking drowned out the guide. I was told there were seats in every room but there was only one, so no guarantee you get to sit down if you need to and the tour takes an hour.
I don’t think the house visit would be suitable for children, and although there is an adventure playground for them, it’s a shame they would miss out on the history as there’s nothing to engage them.
We had lunch in the cafe and it was quite poor. The egg mayonnaise sandwich was on plain white bread and was more mayo than egg. Sandwiches have to be ordered so you don’t see what you’re going to get. The scones tasted like they were a couple of days old. The pork and apricot sausage roll tasted like it had apricot jam in it.
The whole place had an air of having seen better days, which is a great shame for a once great house. I think it needs more imagination brought to the experience, the managers should look at the way the National Trust do it.
翻译:今天第一次参观。正式花园比预想的要小,有些地方有点凌乱。这栋房子只能带导游参观,据我所知,这栋房子很有意思。可惜的是,我们的导游声音不太好,除非她面朝我,否则我很难听清。她一进房间就开口说话,而不是等大家说完。在第一个房间里,其他工作人员的谈话声盖过了导游的声音。我听说每个房间都有座位,但实际上只有一个,所以即使有需要,也不能保证你能找到座位,而且参观需要一个小时。
我觉得这次参观不太适合带孩子,虽然那里有一个儿童冒险乐园,但很遗憾他们错过了历史,因为那里没有什么可以吸引他们的东西。
我们在咖啡馆吃了午饭,味道很差。鸡蛋蛋黄酱三明治是用白面包做的,蛋黄酱比鸡蛋还多。三明治需要另外订购,所以你看不到里面的东西。烤饼尝起来像是几天前吃的。猪肉杏子香肠卷尝起来像是里面涂了杏酱。
整个地方都弥漫着一种昔日辉煌的气息,对于一座曾经辉煌的房子来说,这真是太可惜了。我觉得这里需要更多想象力来提升体验,管理人员应该看看国民托管组织的做法。