点评:Rochester Castle has been on my to do list for quite some time, so having planned to stay in this part of the country with my family it would have been rude not to pay a visit.
I'm an English Heritage member, so entry was free, but at £9.50 for entry normally, you couldn't complain, worth every penny.
This is an impressive Norman castle, which has been besieged several times. King John himself... Boo Hiss... attacked the castle trying to bring the naughty barons to account. Magna Carta followed I believe, and a siege at Windsor Castle where the barons believed he was... he wasn't. Anyway, the importance of this castle in English history is pretty important.
The castle itself is pretty much a shell, with no roof. I enjoyed exploring each level, and each interconnecting passageway. You eventually reach the top and have some great views of the Medway, and Rochester Cathedral. Look out for the wreck of a Submarine in the Medway, which you can see clearly from the top.
We chose not to use an audio guide, we prefer to explore on our own, reading information boards which usually give you everything you need. My only complaint is there's not enough information on show, not enough pzazz about the castle, but we did visit before the school summer holidays began. It was nice and quiet, which I would imagine will change once the influx of tourists arrive.
There are plenty of car parks in Rochester you can park in all within walking distance, and they are all incredibly cheap, most at £2.90 for two hours. We paid less than £5 for 5 hours parking.
翻译:罗切斯特城堡在我的待办事项清单上已经很久了,既然计划和家人住在这片土地上,不去参观一下就太不礼貌了。
我是英国遗产协会的成员,所以入场免费,但通常门票要9.50英镑,你也没什么可抱怨的,物有所值。
这是一座令人印象深刻的诺曼城堡,曾多次被围攻。约翰国王本人……嘘……攻打了城堡,试图让那些顽劣的男爵们承担责任。我相信随后是《大宪章》,温莎城堡也遭到围攻,男爵们以为他是……其实不然。总之,这座城堡在英国历史上占有相当重要的地位。
城堡本身几乎就是个空壳,没有屋顶。我喜欢探索每一层,以及每一条相连的通道。最终,你到达了顶部,可以欣赏到梅德韦河和罗切斯特大教堂的壮丽景色。留意一下梅德韦河中一艘潜艇的残骸,从顶部可以清楚地看到。
我们选择不使用语音导览,而是选择自己探索,阅读信息板,通常上面会提供所有你需要的信息。我唯一的抱怨是展示的信息不够多,城堡的宣传也不够精彩。不过,我们在学校暑假开始前确实参观过。城堡环境优美,很安静,我想一旦游客涌入,这种感觉就会改变。
罗切斯特有很多停车场,步行即可到达,而且都非常便宜,大多数停车场两小时只需2.90英镑。我们停车5小时不到5英镑。