点评:Heard many good things about this little railway, so whilst holidaying in the vacinity, we decided to treat our elderly mum to Afternoon Tea on the steam train.
The train appeared to be hauled by diesel engine, with the occasional toot of the horn from the steam engine. My other half, wasn't over impressed by this as he is the steam train nut.
Afternoon tea, presented to us shortly after being shown to our seats, can only be described as underwhelming and disappointing. Three tiny finger sandwiches, with a choice of filling, tuna, ham and mustard and one other which I forget. You couldnt mix and match filli gs per person, you had to choose one filling each. The Tuna did taste lovely. One tiny bitesize plain scone each, with a tiny pot of jam and cream. One macaroon, small peice fruit cake, a tiny tiny pot of lemon posset. One plain meringue and one peice of fudge each, which had melted beyond recognition due to it being a hot day. Choice of tea and coffee.
Was this worth the extra we paid for the journey, NO I don't think so.
The trip itself provided lovely scenery.
Staff very friendly and professional.
Seen it, done it, won't come again, which is a shame as we like to support steam Railways whilst out and about the UK.
翻译:听说过很多关于这条小铁路的好评,所以趁着在附近度假的时候,我们决定带年迈的母亲在蒸汽火车上享用下午茶。
火车看起来像是用柴油机牵引的,蒸汽机偶尔会发出嘟嘟的汽笛声。我的另一半对此并不十分满意,因为他是蒸汽火车的狂热爱好者。
我们被带到座位后不久,就收到了下午茶,但只能用平淡无奇和令人失望来形容。三个小小的手指三明治,可以选择金枪鱼、火腿、芥末酱和另一种我忘了的馅料。你不能每人混合搭配馅料,你必须每人选择一种馅料。金枪鱼的味道确实不错。每人一个小小的一口大小的原味司康饼,配一小罐果酱和奶油。一个马卡龙,一小块水果蛋糕,一小罐柠檬奶油冻。每人一个原味蛋白霜和一块软糖,由于天气炎热,软糖已经融化得面目全非。茶和咖啡任选。
这值得我们额外支付的旅费吗?不,我觉得不值得。
旅途本身风景优美。
工作人员非常友好和专业。
看过了,体验过,不会再来了,这很遗憾,因为我们喜欢在英国旅行时支持蒸汽铁路。