点评:The Newgrange and Knowth sites are not to be missed. When we started researching Ireland, we felt this was a must stop for us. Daily tickets are very limited and are released for purchase daily at midnight Ireland time, 30 days ahead of the visit day. Each time grouping has a max of 30 people/tickets. One cannot see these sites at all without a timed ticket.
A ticket allows for the exhibition, a guided walk around the outside and on top of the Knowth site, and entrance into the passage chamber at Newgrange. You board a shuttle bus which takes you to each site. The OPW runs the entire tour very efficiently and thoroughly. All the OPW guides were very knowledgeable and informative; we especially enjoyed having Mary at Knowth guide our tour. She was so enthusiastic that she kept our interest and made the time go so fast even with the light rain we had at the time. I did appreciate that the group was split in half to each have their brief visit into the Newgrange passage chamber. It was a bit tight and you did have to bend low in a few places in the passageway, but we all had space to stand upright inside the inner chamber.
We were on the last tour of the day with a ticket arrival time of 1:30 to catch the shuttle bus at 2:15 (after a short walk over the bridge). I wish we had gotten there a bit earlier to have a bit more time in the exhibit building prior to going over to catch our shuttle (the last shuttle of day). We only had a quick 30 minutes in the exhibit hall as we had to make sure we did not miss that shuttle. When we got back from the passage sites at about 4:30, the snack shop, gift shop, and exhibits were all closed, and the whole facility was closing by 5pm. I wish we had gotten there earlier and/or had more time after the visit to the sites.
翻译:纽格莱奇和诺斯遗址不容错过。当我们开始研究爱尔兰时,我们觉得这是我们必须停留的地方。每日门票数量非常有限,每天在爱尔兰时间午夜(参观日前30天)开售。每次分组最多30人/张门票。没有限时门票,根本无法参观这些遗址。
门票可以参观展览、诺斯遗址外部和顶部的导览步行,以及进入纽格莱奇的通道室。您可以乘坐往返巴士前往每个遗址。OPW非常高效、全面地组织整个行程。所有OPW导游都知识渊博、知识渊博;我们特别喜欢诺斯遗址的Mary为我们讲解。她非常热情,让我们保持兴趣,即使当时下着小雨,时间也过得很快。我很感激团队被分成两组,每组都对纽格莱奇的通道室进行了简短的参观。通道有点狭窄,有些地方需要弯腰,不过内室里我们都能站直。
我们参加了当天的最后一次参观,票到账时间是下午 1:30,需要在 2:15 乘坐班车(需要走一小段路过桥)。真希望我们能早点到,这样在去赶班车(当天最后一班班车)之前,能有更多的时间在展览馆里参观。我们在展厅里只有短短的 30 分钟,因为我们必须确保不会错过班车。当我们大约 4:30 从通道站点回来时,小吃店、礼品店和展品都关门了,整个设施将在下午 5 点关闭。真希望我们能早点到那里,或者在参观完站点后能有更多时间。