点评:I visited Kynren with high hopes and to say that this was a disappointment was an understatement. We attended the storied lands which I believe have opened as a new attraction from 2026, therefore I cannot comment on the night show that is performance.
Firstly, the parking was £18.00 for the day. When we went, there was hardly anyone there, of which I cannot understand how they are able to charge that price for parking. Parking was on grass, no marked bays and was literally in a field on site. The cost of that was a disgrace.
We selected the 10:15 arrival slot and naturally to ensure that we did not miss anything, we arrived earlier than this. We then find that our schedule lists our first performance at 11:30. This wouldn’t have been too bad if there was actually something else to do in the park but, the Victorian Imaginarium was a preview and consisted of a sweet shop and some gardens.
The Viking Settlement area had about 4 homes, a couple of donkeys and an iron forge, it was very small and did not quite offer what I thought there would be or was as big as expected. Other than these, there are a few seating areas with some small food places but there was absolutely nothing else to do.
Our 11:30 show was The Lost Feather which was a show for birds of prey and was enjoyable. After this, we had another massive wait as the next scheduled show wasn’t until 13:55. We had some food, and then proceeded to wait around, incredibly bored, until the next show.
The 13:55 show was The Legend of the Wear. The show was completed basically by playing a CD with a voiceover with the same voices, so at times it was difficult to understand who was actually the main character in the performance. I didn’t find this very entertaining and other than the jumps from building to building, was basically a GCSE Drama performance.
The next show was at 15:00, which was The Trusty Steed, same issue with the voiceover performances, but this did have jousting. The performance was very lacklustre from the acting staff, but the members of staff on the horses completing the jousting and the tricks were good at what they did and this part was enjoyable.
After this, with the amount of waiting around, we decided that enough was enough and left. Considering we spent £18.00 for parking, £30.00 per person for a ticket and also went home with back ache due to the unsupportive seating throughout the site. The worst seating was by far at The Lost Feather, where the seating was incredibly uncomfortable, uneven and had no backrests. This wouldn’t have been an issue if it wasn’t for the fact that most seating at the site is of this nature.
A couple of tips for people:
Attend prepared as there is no cover if it rains.
If you are looking for something fast paced and interactive, this won’t be for you and is way too slow.
Don’t expect anything other than that performances, because that’s basically all there is.
Overall assessment, Kynren was not worth the money for the tickets or parking and I likely won’t be making any efforts to return.
翻译:我怀着很高的期望去参观了Kynren,但说这次体验令人失望都算是轻描淡写了。我们观看了所谓的“传奇之地”展示,据说该项目从2026年起会作为新景点对外开放;因此对于夜间的演出我也就无从评价了。
首先,当天的停车费高达18英镑。我们去的时候,停车场里几乎没人,我实在无法理解他们为何能收取如此昂贵的停车费。停车场设在草地上,没有任何划定的停车位,实际上就是景区内的一块空地而已。这笔花费真是不值。
我们选择了10点15分的到达时段,当然,为了不错过任何环节,我们提前到达了。结果我们发现行程安排上写的第一场表演是在11点30分。如果公园里还有其他可玩的项目,这倒也还好;但事实上,那个“维多利亚幻想乐园”只是个预展区,里面有个糖果店和一些花园而已。
至于“维京人聚居地”区域,只有大约4栋房屋、几头驴子以及一个铁匠铺。它非常小,并没有提供我原本期望的内容,规模也远不如预期。除此之外,那里有几个休息区和一些小食品摊贩,但实在没什么其他可做的。
我们11:30观看的演出是《失落的羽毛》,这是一场关于猛禽的表演,挺有趣的。演出结束后,我们又不得不等待了很久,因为下一场预定的演出要等到13:55才开始。我们吃了些东西,然后就百无聊赖地继续等待下一场演出的到来。13点55分的演出是《Wear河的传说》。这场演出基本上就是播放一张配有旁白的CD,而旁白的声音也和剧中角色的声音相同,因此有时很难分辨谁才是真正的主角。我觉得这场演出没什么趣味性;除了角色们在各建筑物间跳跃的情节外,它本质上就是一场普通的中学戏剧表演而已。
下一场演出在15点开始,名为《忠诚的骏马》。虽然同样存在旁白配音的问题,但这场演出确实有马术比武的环节。演员们的表现相当乏善可陈,不过那些骑着马完成比武和特技表演的工作人员倒是各司其职、表现出色,这部分倒还算有趣。
之后,由于等待时间实在太长,我们觉得再待下去也没意思了,便决定离开。想想看:我们花了18英镑停车,每人还花了30英镑买票;整个场地的座椅都缺乏支撑性,弄得我们回到家后腰酸背痛。其中最糟糕的座椅要数“The Lost Feather”那儿的了。那里的座椅极其不舒服,高低不平且没有靠背。不过,如果不是因为现场的大多数座椅都是这种类型的话,这也算不上什么问题。
给各位的一些建议:
请做好充分准备前来,因为下雨时这里没有任何遮蔽处。
如果你喜欢节奏快且互动性强的活动,那这里可能不适合你,因为这里的节奏实在太慢了。
除了表演之外,别指望能有其他内容可看,因为基本上就只有表演而已。
总体评价:Kynren不值那个票价和停车费,我大概也不会再费心去那里了。