点评:Absolutely brilliant! Staff at the Visitors Centre were extremely welcoming and took time to really chat with and answer our kids questions.
Weather was typically Orcadian and we got rather soggy on the walk to and from the tomb, but what a walk?! We took the direct route there, spotting the painted stones and marvelling at the female Hen Harrier that followed in the field next to us. We took the scenic route back which was stunning but rather breezy. Take a coat even if it’s sunny!
The Tomb is simply incredible, and the Trolley frankly hilarious! You do need to be steady on your feet and having a willing person to enter first and help shuttle the trolley back out to you is extremely useful.
Even after a week of me being terribly enthusiastic about All The History, the rather sullen teenager truly enjoyed themselves (just don’t tell anyone!).
I really feel this place outshines the other more famous Orcadian sites, due to the staff on site. We felt like we were really welcomed and valued as visitors, rather than simply being in a procession of tour groups.
I was also extremely happy with the ticket price knowing that it is genuinely going to support the site, rather than into a wider national organisation.
翻译:简直太棒了!游客中心的工作人员热情友好,还花时间与我们攀谈并耐心解答孩子们的问题。
当天的天气是典型的奥克尼气候,我们在往返墓地的路上被淋得湿透,但这趟旅程真是美妙至极啊!我们走了直达路线前往墓地,沿途看到了那些涂有彩绘的石头,还惊叹于一只雌性的雀鹰就在我们旁边的田野里翱翔。返回时我们选择了风景优美的路线,虽然风有点大,但景色简直令人陶醉。即便天气晴朗,也请务必带上外套哦!那个墓穴简直不可思议,而那个小推车则真的有趣到让人捧腹!不过你得站得稳才行;要是能有一个乐意帮忙的人先进去,再把推车递给你,那就再好不过了。
即便在我对这段历史内容充满热忱的一周后,那个原本闷闷不乐的青少年也玩得乐不可支(可千万别告诉别人哦!)。
我真心觉得,由于这里有如此出色的工作人员,这个地方比奥克尼群岛上其他更为有名的景点还要出色。我们感觉自己作为游客真的受到了欢迎与重视,而不只是众多旅游团中的一员。
我很满意票价的设定,因为我知道这些钱确实会用于保护该遗址,而非流入某个大型国家级机构。