Forest Trek to wonderful formal gardens, with vital tips for visitors.
Parcevall Hall Gardens的点评
点评:At the end of a single track road and after several stops in the few small passing places, we arrived at the gardens car park and tea rooms. A map in the car park displayed several different coloured routes through the gardens. We declined to purchase a map and was advised to start at the small bridge over a stream, next to the ticket office. We photographed the map, thinking this would be sufficient to find our way. The path was uphill all the way and we stepped carefully over the constant tree roots. We were in a dense forest. We expected some coloured markers in line with the map, but sadly there were none. We pressed on up hill for about 25 minutes before taking a left which we thought would lead to the formal gardens. It seems we took a left a little too early, but seeing a nicely trimmed hedge, we headed uphill through a grass meadow to reach the area. The Hall was surrounded by fantastic gardens, with spectacular views, which made the hike all worthwhile. We didn't have any details about the Hall but on the entrance door were details showing it belonged to the Diocese of Leeds and that it was a spiritual retreat. At the entrance was a car park. We followed the road a little way to see another car park with various people getting in and out of their cars. Looking back along the road, we could see that it led to where we had parked our car. It suddenly dawned on us that if we had carried on driving past the "Gardens Car Park", we could have avoided the jungle trek and also the £10 per head fees. A final note, getting to this location is not for the faint hearted driver.
翻译:在一条单行道的尽头,在几个小岔路口停了几次后,我们到达了花园的停车场和茶室。停车场里的地图上标有几条不同颜色的花园路线。我们拒绝购买地图,有人建议我们从售票处旁边的小溪上的小桥开始。我们拍了张地图,觉得这足以找到路。这条路一路上坡,我们小心翼翼地跨过连绵不断的树根。我们身处一片茂密的森林。我们期待着一些与地图一致的彩色标记,但遗憾的是没有。我们继续上坡行驶了大约25分钟,然后左转,我们以为会通往正式花园。看来我们左转得有点早了,但看到一片修剪整齐的树篱,我们便穿过一片草地上坡到达了那里。大厅周围环绕着美丽的花园,景色壮丽,这一切都让这次徒步旅行变得非常值得。我们对这座大厅一无所知,但入口处的门上有一些信息表明它属于利兹教区,并且是一个精神静修所。入口处有一个停车场。我们沿着路走了一小段,看到另一个停车场,各种各样的人都在上下车。回头看路,我们才发现它通向我们停车的地方。我们突然意识到,如果我们继续开车经过“花园停车场”,就可以避免丛林跋涉和每人10英镑的停车费。最后要说的是,前往这个地方并不适合胆小的司机。