点评:Manderston is only open for a month or so in April/May and closes this year after Bank Holiday Monday on May 5th, so you may have to wait until next Spring, depending on when you read this! If you can visit, do. This is an amazing Edwardian mansion, largely untouched since it was built right at the beginning of the 20th Century. No expense was spared on the building or decoration of this amazing house, and you will see a lot of the lavish ground floor rooms as well as some of the servants’ quarters. We had the excellent Edward as our guide, exactly the gentleman you would expect to show you round in times gone by. The tour is informative and engaging with just the right amount of information and lasts a good 90 minutes. Stock up with sandwiches and other picnic items from the nearby Co-op in Duns as there is no tea room here, but you can picnic in the impressive gardens and grounds. Mown lawns, bluebell carpets and beautiful trees surround the house but don’t miss the impressive stable block or the marble dairy as well. The formal gardens perhaps have seen better days but the grass is beautifully mown and edged, and the hedges are clipped to perfection, and the terrace in front of the house is most impressive with views over the lake and fine rhododendrons.
翻译:曼德斯顿庄园每年四五月只开放一个月左右,今年5月5日银行假日星期一后就会关闭,所以你可能要等到明年春天才能参观,具体时间取决于你什么时候看到这篇文章!如果有机会,一定要去参观。这是一座令人惊叹的爱德华式豪宅,自20世纪初建成以来,基本保持原样。这座令人惊叹的房子在建造和装饰上不惜重金,你会看到许多奢华的底层房间以及一些仆人的住处。我们请了优秀的爱德华担任导游,他正是你过去期望带你参观的那位绅士。这次旅行信息量丰富,引人入胜,信息量恰到好处,持续了90分钟。这里没有茶室,所以可以从附近的邓斯合作社购买三明治和其他野餐食品,但你可以在令人印象深刻的花园和庭院里野餐。修剪整齐的草坪、蓝铃花地毯和美丽的树木环绕着房屋,但同样不要错过令人印象深刻的马厩和大理石奶牛场。正式的花园或许已经破败不堪,但草坪修剪得非常漂亮,边缘也修剪得非常整齐,树篱也修剪得完美无缺。房屋前的露台最令人印象深刻,可以欣赏到湖景和美丽的杜鹃花。