Very lovely individual little shops, easy parking, Avoid the tearoom
Heart Of The Shires Shopping Village的点评
点评:I’ve been coming here for years, perfect little place to meet friends or take someone that is visiting. Myself and my partner also do a huge Christmas shop from here each year for family and friends, with the old fashioned sweet shop, and beautiful homeware and gift shops, there’s something for everyone. It’s also very beautiful at Christmas!
Parking is free and I’ve never had an issue getting a space. TIP: If I’m with elderly relatives I tend to drop them at the entrance and then find a space so they don’t have to walk too far.
Now the negative… the tea room has gone downhill massively and with no competition within the heart of the shires , they don’t seem to care as they are always busy, but this is purely as it’s the only place to have a drink. TIP: bring a flask/picnic and sit in the courtyard or….go further up the A5 to the old dairy farm “barn” cafe, the food there is delicious and good value
The other thing, I think there may need to be more signposts or some A frames , as I didn’t realise there is an excellent pet shop there near the garden centre bit, the pet shop and garden/plant shop both have amazing well informed friendly staff. The signs are probably there and I’m being blind , just thought I’d note it. There is a map by the entrance but because I go often I didn’t think to look.
翻译:我来这里已经很多年了,这里是与朋友聚会或带朋友来访的完美去处。我和我的伴侣每年都会在这里为家人和朋友进行一次大型圣诞购物,这里有老式糖果店、精美的家居用品和礼品店,每个人都能找到自己喜欢的东西。圣诞节的时候这里也非常漂亮!
停车免费,我从来没有遇到过找不到车位的问题。小贴士:如果我和年长的亲戚在一起,我会把他们送到入口处,然后他们再找个车位,这样他们就不用走太远了。
现在说说缺点……茶室生意严重下滑,而且在郡中心地带没有竞争对手,他们似乎并不在意,因为他们总是很忙,但这纯粹是因为这是唯一可以喝一杯的地方。小贴士:带上保温瓶/野餐,在院子里坐坐,或者……沿着A5公路继续往前走,去老奶牛场“谷仓”咖啡馆,那里的食物美味又实惠。
另外,我觉得可能需要多加一些路标或A字形路标,因为我之前没注意到花园中心附近有一家很棒的宠物店,宠物店和花园/植物店的员工都非常友好,知识渊博。路标可能就在那里,只是我眼拙,想记录下来。入口处有一张地图,但因为我经常去,所以没注意到。