想低價購買奢侈品嗎? 那就快去英國比斯特購物村吧!

The Cotswolds is the Liz Hurley of English tourism destinations, rural beauty with a highly-polished edge.

科茨沃爾德是英國最美的旅遊勝地，當地的田園美景是其最突出的優勢。

But in recent years, the discount shopping mecca Bicester Village has become one of the area's biggest draws.

但是最近幾年，擁有超低折扣的購物天堂比斯特購物村卻成爲了這裏最吸引人的地方。

Forget Bond Street, if you want designer clothes nowadays you're best off in Oxfordshire - there are less crowds, the air is cleaner and it'll cost a fraction of the price.

現在，如果你想要買到最時尚的大牌服裝，不要再去邦德街了，牛津纔是最好的選擇。這裏沒有擁擠的人羣，空氣清新，最重要的是價格便宜。

For anyone who likes a bargain, Bicester Village has to be seen to be believed - Radley handbags retail for 70 pounds, Ralph Lauren sweaters cost 30 pounds.

對於追求打折商品的人來說，也許你不會相信這裏有如此低的價格，萊德利包零售只需70英鎊，拉夫勞倫毛衣只需30英鎊。

There are all types of shopper, from local families and Chinese and Arabic tourists.

這裏有形形色色的購物者，有附近居民，也有中國和阿拉伯的遊客。

The centre doesn't just offer the discounts though – they are canny enough to make shopping an actual 'experience', by offering valet parking and a VIP room in which customers can wait on a comfy sofa with a glass of champagne as their other halves burn through the credit cards.

這個購物中心的特色不只是打折商品，這裏精明的店主會爲消費者提供完美的購物體驗。這裏有幫客人停車服務；VIP休息室裏有舒服的沙發和香檳，另一半在刷卡購物時你可以在這裏休息等候。

The same has to be said for the actual shopping experience - every member of staff was American-style polite, a rarity nowadays on the British high street.

購物時的切身體會也值得一提，這裏的每位員工都熱情得像美國人一樣，這在英國其他購物區已經十分少見了。

The enthusiastic crowds with grabby hands in some of the most popular stores take some getting used to, but the pay-off is the clean pedestrianised streets and the fact that, with all of the savings you've made, you can afford to turn the trip into a whole weekend away.

也許你已經習慣了在最受歡迎的店鋪中忍受狂熱的人羣和他們貪婪的購物慾，但一出來你就可以享受這裏清潔的街道了。而且，在這裏購物省下的錢足夠你做一次週末旅行。

Instead of heading back, you can stay at a 600-year-old inn called the Old Swan and Minster Mill. It has a croquet lawn, tennis courts, bicycles and trout fishing, plus a spa and cosy on-site pub.

購物完你不必急着回去，你可以住在附近有着600年曆史的老天鵝敏斯特米爾酒店。這裏有槌球場、網球場、單車、釣魚、水療和酒吧等等。