点评:This place is usually one of my favourite places to return to and we’ve been coming here for years. It’s where I get all of my David Austin roses from. I remember back in the days when prices were reasonable to enter the gardens (£5-6 for the garden and about £11 for house and garden) Now the prices are ridiculous, gouging people on the gift aid which charges something like £24.50 vs £22 per adult for admission. Luckily we have our NT cards which only costs us under £9 a month. The older lady at the desk when we walked in was most unfriendly. Did not greet us with a smile. Later just before closing as I walked into the gift shop carrying a plant I was about to buy, I saw her approaching, she stopped and gave me a once over, looking me up and down very rudely. National Trust shouldn’t have people like her, who look like old gossips, working there, whether volunteers or not. It put a bad taste in my mouth and though we had planned to return next weekend, decided not to based off that experience. Also, they were a bit too eager to close up shop before 5 and locking doors and gates to make sure everyone else was out. When I got back to the car and looked at the time there was still 10 minutes to go before 5. I also heard them saying as I walked out the door that I was the last one in a celebratory way. Really, these people working there are doing a disservice to your very expensive avenue.
翻译:这里通常是我最喜欢回去的地方之一,我们已经来这里很多年了。我所有的大卫·奥斯汀玫瑰都是从这里买的。我记得以前进入花园的价格还算合理(花园 5-6 英镑,房屋和花园 11 英镑左右)。现在价格贵得离谱,礼品援助项目向人们收取 24.50 英镑的费用,而成人入场费是 22 英镑。幸运的是,我们有 NT 卡,每月只需花费不到 9 英镑。我们走进去时,服务台的那位老太太非常不友好。没有笑容地迎接我们。后来,就在关门前,我拿着一株准备买的植物走进礼品店,看到她走过来,她停下脚步,上下打量了我一眼,非常粗鲁地打量着我。国民托管组织不应该让像她这样看起来像老八卦的人在那里工作,不管是不是志愿者。这让我很不舒服,虽然我们本来计划下周末再来,但基于那次经历,我们决定不去了。而且,他们太急于在5点前关门了,还锁好大门,确保其他人都出去了。我回到车上看了看时间,离5点还有10分钟。我出门的时候还听到他们庆祝地说我是最后一个。真的,这些在那里工作的人真是糟蹋了你们这条昂贵的大道。