Buzzing along the road between Eastbourne and Salisbury, we passed Arundel Castle. I had intended for us to take a peek inside, but time got away from us and we were unable to stop. This was a problem we frequently encountered, as I had packed our days full of too many sights when I planned the trip. There just wasn’t enough hours in the day to see everything I wanted to. A good problem to have. 

Arundel Castle (www.arundelcastle.org) dates from the Norman conquest (1066), but is mostly Victorian in appearance, having received major renovations in the latter half of the 19^th century. It dominates the lovely market town of Arundel clustered about the hillside below it. In the 16^th century, the powerful Dukes of Norfolk acquired it, and rebuilt it after the Parliamentarians destroyed it in 1643.