点评:I have been visiting Wakehurst since 1980. I visited again yesterday with my adult daughter and as soon as we got there the previously welcoming feel had gone. There were barriers to the car park and scanning my National Trust card didn’t work. An attendant came over and told me that only Wakehurst membership cards worked and he gave me a payment ticket.
At the entry desk I knew my joint membership didn’t cover my daughter who had to pay an extortionate £18.50 to get in. We were told it covered the parking fee and they took my parking payment ticket. At that point I still thought my NT membership would have covered parking anyway but I was wrong!
We went to the cafe and were charged £14 for 2 small cups of tea (not pots) and 2 very small pastries. Very little choice and tables were dirty and hadn’t been cleared. I was feeling ripped off before we even got into the grounds. At this time of year there wasn’t much to see but it was a nice country walk.
After walking for a couple of hours we spent another £14 on small drinks and what was left of the uninspiring pastries. By this time it was pouring with rain so we ran to the car and drove to the barrier. There was a message saying we owed £13.50 for parking!! I ran back through the rain to reception and told them. They said National Trust membership does not cover parking, and I mentioned the £18.50 ticket we also bought and she confirmed that did cover parking. I gave the registration number (again) and she said it would now work at the barrier.
This was a thoroughly unfriendly and a rip off experience. We spent nearly £50 on a very basic experience for two, despite my NT membership. I can’t imagine how families afford it. Sorry Wakehurst but after 46 years of visiting we won’t be back.
翻译:我从1980年就开始参观韦克赫斯特庄园。昨天我和成年的女儿再次前往,但一到那里,之前那种热情好客的感觉就消失了。停车场设有栏杆,我的国民信托会员卡也无法扫描。一位工作人员过来告诉我,只有韦克赫斯特庄园的会员卡才能使用,并给了我一张缴费单。
在入口处,我知道我的联名会员卡并不包含我女儿的停车费,她不得不支付18.50英镑的高价才能入场。工作人员告诉我们会员卡包含停车费,并收下了我的停车缴费单。当时我仍然认为我的国民信托会员卡应该可以免除停车费,但我错了!
我们去了咖啡馆,两小杯茶(不是壶装茶)和两块非常小的糕点竟然要价14英镑。选择很少,桌子很脏,也没有人清理。还没进庄园我就感觉被宰了。这个季节没什么可看的,不过乡村漫步倒是不错。
走了几个小时后,我们又花了14英镑买了些小饮料和剩下的那些乏味的糕点。这时天正下着瓢泼大雨,我们赶紧跑到车里,开车到收费闸口。结果屏幕上显示我们欠了13.50英镑的停车费!我冒着雨跑回前台告诉他们。他们说国民信托会员卡不包含停车费,我提到我们还买了18.50英镑的门票,她确认门票包含停车费。我又报了一遍车牌号,她说现在可以过闸口了。
这次体验真是糟糕透了,服务态度差劲,简直是敲诈。尽管我有国民信托会员卡,我们两个人却花了将近50英镑,体验却非常简陋。我真不敢想象那些家庭是怎么负担得起的。对不起,韦克赫斯特庄园,我们46年来一直来这里,以后不会再来了。