点评:Cliveden
An absolutely stunning building, parkland and woodland. The woodland borders the river Thames and there is boat hire and refreshments there. The water gardens are beautifully planned with stepping stone bridges and fountains making rainbows in the sunshine. We just went ‘wow’ when walking onto the vast terrace of the house overlooking the parterre of carefully clipped Yew, all of it on an oversized scale with views as far as the eye could see. Another wow factor is the view walking up the driveway to the house. As the house is now a luxury hotel, there are only a few guided house tours on certain days which visit just three downstairs areas. The plasterwork, oak panelling and carving and the gold leaf are impressive but don’t be too upset if you don’t manage to get on a tour as you see very little of the inside and certainly don’t get any feeling of the earlier residents living there. The hour and a half history tour which doesn’t go inside might be better but on our visit clashed with the house tour. The infamous swimming pool connected to the Profumo affair is hidden away within the private spa area. There is a beautiful separate conservatory, also huge, which now houses the cafe and there are many other refreshment outlets around the estate. We take our own, but were tempted by freshly made pizza by the river which wasn’t too overpriced. They warn you about the red kites and sure enough, half a slice was swiped from my hand without me seeing it coming. Shocking whilst also a bit thrilling!
The National Trust staff were very good and informative about the history and took time to chat. We were there from 9.30 until 4.30 and barely stopped moving the whole day.
I thoroughly recommend a visit.
翻译:克利夫登
这是一座绝对令人惊叹的建筑,周围环绕着美丽的公园与林地。林地与泰晤士河毗邻,那里还可以租船和购买点心饮料。水景花园的布局极为精妙,石阶桥与喷泉在阳光下折射出一道道彩虹。当我们走上那片宽阔的露台,俯瞰着精心修剪过的紫杉树丛时,不禁发出“太美了”的赞叹——整个景观规模宏大,视野辽阔无垠,尽收眼底。另一个令人惊叹的亮点就是沿着车道走向房子的沿途景色。由于这座房子如今已是一座豪华酒店,只有在特定日期才会举办几次导览游,而且每次仅能参观楼下的三个区域。那里的灰泥装饰、橡木镶板与雕刻工艺以及金箔点缀都十分出色。不过,如果你没能赶上导览游也别太失望——因为实际上你几乎看不到房子的内部全貌,也根本无法体会到昔日住户在此生活的气息。那个时长一个半小时、不进入房屋内部的历史游览或许会更好,不过我们参观时它与房屋导览时间重叠了。那个与普罗富莫事件相关的、声名狼藉的游泳池就隐藏在私人水疗区里。庄园里还有一座独立且极其宽敞的温室,现在用作咖啡馆;庄园各处还有许多其他餐饮点。我们自带了食物,不过河边现做的披萨倒也诱人,价格也算合理。他们提醒我们要小心红鸢,果不其然,我还没反应过来,半片食物就被抢走了。既令人震惊又有点刺激呢!
国家信托基金的工作人员非常热心,详细介绍了这里的历史,还乐意与我们闲聊。我们从早上9点半一直待到下午4点半,一整天几乎没停歇过。
我大力推荐大家前来参观。