Arundel Castle
October 18, 2010
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 19th century. It dominates the lovely market town of Arundel clustered about the hillside below it. In the 16th century, the powerful Dukes of Norfolk acquired it, and rebuilt it after the Parliamentarians destroyed it in 1643. |