Wednesday 12 February 2014

Road Trip - Arundel

And so we travel down to Arundel in Sussex on our second Hotel stay for this road trip...
                                                                                                
Our first sighting of Arundel is the castle


 but No, we weren't staying there ........our Hotel was the Norfolk Arms in the centre of the town




William soon learnt his way around....





Very cosy...this is where we had breakfast - we obviously couldn't take William into their Restaurant, so they set up breakfast for us in this room......



 Arundel isn't all that big (even though it has a huge Castle) - We used to visit here years ago when we lived nearer to it, so it was nice to look around and see what had changed...(and not a great deal had).....










 a glimpse of the castle here and there....





 and a closer look at one of the entrance gates and then a view from along side...



Arundel is an area that has also suffered from flooding recently.  It is about 5 miles inland, yet has a tidal river called the Arun (hence Arundel's name)

and that had overflowed...


this next picture shows a bin and a seat which are actually on a pathway...now you would need a boat to get to it!


and between this avenue of trees lays a pathway...although you wouldn't think so...


I've put together a little slideshow of pictures (no sound though)...




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19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely spot. Flooding everywhere and snow everywhere here. xox

CJ Kennedy said...

Impressive castle. See like wild weather all over the world. Freezing temps, snow, ice, flooding rains. Is it July, yet?

Christine said...

Enjoying the tour, too bad about the flooding.

robin cox walsh said...

So picturesque! If you ignore the flooding part. But even the flooding is kind of pretty!

Cris, Oregon Artist said...

Love these pix. What is the 7 th pix down? Above the cool pix restoring place..that at first glance looks like out door eating..lol and how do you find places to eat while on the road with William? We could never leave Annie as she would bark in a strange place.

ann @ studiohyde said...

The 7th pic is an indoor antique place with individual shops. Very pretty place to wander through, not many antiques though more collectibles. Often we stay in places that have a Bar and will accept William there, so we get to eat our main meal in there.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Brr, sounds cold Corrine!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, roll on good weather!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Christine :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes it is very pretty :-)

Joan Tavolott said...

I thought I left a comment on this but maybe not. Impressive castle!!! I'd be sitting there sketching it. Too bad about the flooding. I hope there wasn't too much damage.

Willow said...

Lovely old castle .I had the pleasure of visiting that area many, many years ago .
Do take care with all that rain.
The sun will come out tomorrow ~ ;)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Joan, yes that castle is So big!....we hope to visit again and actually have a look in the castle itself one day.

ann @ studiohyde said...

How great that you have been there too. Thanks for the mention on the weather...I'm now singing the song, lol :-)

Shammickite said...

Another connection.... I spent the first 6 months of my life in Arundel, was christened in the church that adjoins the castle... half for the hoi-polloi, half for the peasants, guess which half I was christened in. My Grandpa is buried in Arundel.

Sandy said...

So sorry about the flooding - that castle looks like something out of a fairy tale. I would love to know more about it. Love your pictures!!
Sandy xx

ann @ studiohyde said...

Oh my goodness, I don't believe it! lol. How incredible is that. So the connections keep going :-) My great-grandparents are buried down in Findon (not far from Arundel).

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks so much Sandy, and for all your comments on this road trip. If you put into a Search engine: Arundel Castle. it should have some info for you there.

Down by the sea said...

When we visited Arundel back in September it was so hot - and now the floods! It's a shame that the dogs aren't allowed in the castle gardens. Sarah x