点评:Blessed with a beautiful, sunny day but what a castle! Lovely terraced grounds and the wisteria was putting on a show with its flowers and aroma.
It is not really suitable for those with too great a mobility issue as there are many staircases both inside and out to traverse the terraces. Saying that you could sit on the top terrace and admire the views across the Gloucestershire landscape. This is all made clear on their website.
Very welcoming and friendly staff. I took a guided which lasted just over an hour 15 and was a great way to learn about the castle and the family who have owned it for 700 yrs(?) and still live in it, it was very entertaining and informative.
I visited while they had the costumes from Wolf Hall’s second series on display - the castle was used to shoot some of the series so that did form art of my decision to visit when I did.
There is a tea room on the grounds but before the entry point to the castle and grounds, which has a very good local reputation, so you can visit that and sit in the kitchen garden without paying to enter - I believe that is open when the castle isn’t.
All in all, excellent visit and well worth the entry fee.
翻译:阳光明媚,天气晴朗,真是太美了!真是一座城堡!梯田花园美极了,紫藤的花朵和香气令人赏心悦目。
由于梯田内外都有很多楼梯,所以不太适合行动不便的人。据说你可以坐在顶层露台上欣赏格洛斯特郡的景色。他们的网站上都写得很清楚。
工作人员非常热情友好。我参加了一个导游,持续了一个多小时15分钟,这是一个了解这座城堡以及拥有它700年历史(?)并且至今仍居住在其中的家族的好方法,非常有趣,知识性也很强。
我参观的时候,他们正在展出《狼厅》第二季的服装——这座城堡曾是该系列剧的部分场景的拍摄地,所以这确实影响了我当时决定参观的决定。
城堡庭院入口前有一间茶室,在当地享有盛誉,可以免费参观,还可以在菜园里坐坐——我记得城堡关闭的时候,茶室也开放。
总而言之,这次参观体验很棒,门票绝对物有所值。