The Engine House was excellent, the centre was disappointing.
Middleton Top Countryside Centre的点评
点评:Middleton Top Visitor Centre - 15th September 2024
First we had to wrestle with the decision whether to pay the exorbitant parking fee or go somewhere else with free parking. We wanted to see the winding engine working so, reluctantly we paid. Next we went into the centre for a coffee and a tea. We would have had a cake or biscuit but the money had gone on the parking fee. Someone said that the milk had run out in the vending machine. We were given an unpleasant display of surliness by the gentleman behind the counter as he had to refill the milk. We managed to order our expensive vending machine drinks without causing too much inconvenience to the gentleman, and sat down to enjoy them. Oh dear! The vended coffee was far too strong and the UHT milk made my tea taste foul. So we just left our drinks and walked.
So can we say anything positive about our experience? Well the scale model of the incline in the centre was excellent. The toilets were ok.
The best bit was the Middleton Top Engine house. It was fascinating. The volunteers we really friendly and helpful. We could have talked engines for hours. They explained everything so clearly, and the engine was beautifully looked after. Thank you for making our trip worthwhile.
So 5 stars for the engine house experience and zero for the Visitor centre.
We'll going there again tomorrow but we'll take our own food and drinks.
翻译:米德尔顿山顶游客中心 - 2024 年 9 月 15 日
首先,我们必须做出决定,是支付高昂的停车费,还是去其他有免费停车场的地方。我们想看看卷扬机的工作原理,所以我们很不情愿地付了钱。接下来,我们去了中心喝咖啡和茶。我们本来想吃蛋糕或饼干,但钱都用来付停车费了。有人说自动售货机里的牛奶已经喝完了。柜台后面的那位先生给我们展示了令人不快的粗鲁态度,因为他必须重新加牛奶。我们设法在不给那位先生带来太多不便的情况下订购了昂贵的自动售货机饮料,然后坐下来享用。天哪!自动售货机上的咖啡太浓了,超高温牛奶让我的茶尝起来很难喝。所以我们就把饮料放下,走了。
那么我们能对我们的经历说些积极的话吗?嗯,中心斜坡的比例模型非常棒。厕所还可以。
最好的部分是 Middleton Top 发动机房。它令人着迷。志愿者们非常友好和乐于助人。我们可以谈论发动机几个小时。他们把一切都解释得很清楚,发动机也保养得很好。谢谢你们让我们的旅行不虚此行。
所以发动机房的体验可以打五星,游客中心可以打零分。
我们明天会再去那里,但我们会自带食物和饮料。