点评:This was castle number 2 on the third day in Scotland chosen by my son after we passed it from our return trip from John O'Groats the day before.
If you are really early in the day I should try and see if there is any parking right outside the castle before using the car park that you pass when you first come in, it will save you a bit of a walk.
There was a bit of a que to get in and it was quite handy that I had booked the tickets to enter the castle the previous day, received the email confirmation which was used on entry, as not sure if you can pay to enter.
They have a policy of limiting the amount of people they have wandering around at any one time and they don't allow backpacks even small ones but they do have a cloakroom which bags can be dropped off at with no charge.
Do try and judge the time between going to see the rooms in the castle (easily well over an hour) and seeing the bird display.
I have to admit I did rush through the last of the rooms to make sure I got down in time for the display, with the am being different to the pm.
The bird display at the far end of the gardens can't be attended by any dogs as it frightens the birds, as we found out when a guide dog was present. I thought the person taking the display delt with the situation absolutely first class and was very appologetic but explained the reason why.
The display itself is full of interesting information about the difference between a Hawk and a Falcon, after the display you could go ask questions and see the birds.
The gardens are nice to walk around and should be really nice later in the year.
翻译:这是我在苏格兰第三天参观的第二座城堡,是我儿子在我们前一天从约翰奥格罗茨回来时路过这里后选的。
如果你来得特别早,我应该先看看城堡外面有没有停车位,然后再使用你刚进城堡时经过的停车场,这样可以省去你走路的麻烦。
进去的时候排了一段队,幸好我前一天订了城堡的门票,收到了入场时用的电子邮件确认,因为我不确定是否需要付费进入,所以很方便。
城堡的政策是限制同时进入城堡的人数,而且不允许携带背包,即使是小背包也不允许,不过城堡里有一个衣帽间,可以免费寄存行李。
一定要估算一下参观城堡房间(很容易就超过一个小时)和观看鸟类展览之间的时间。
不得不承认,为了确保能及时看到展览,我匆匆忙忙地穿过了最后一个房间,因为上午和下午的时间不一样。
花园尽头的鸟类展览不允许带狗参观,因为会吓到鸟儿,我们是在有导盲犬在场的情况下才发现这一点的。我觉得负责展览的人处理得非常到位,他非常抱歉,但也解释了原因。
展览本身充满了关于鹰和隼之间区别的有趣信息,看完展览后,你可以去提问,看看鸟儿。
花园很适合散步,今年晚些时候应该会更漂亮。