Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Straight after breakfast we walked the short way to Arundel Castle arriving 15 minutes before it opened. We took advantage of a nearby bench to soak up the early morning sunshine whilst we waited.
After purchasing our tickets, we walked around the gardens which included a new water garden that Mr C wasn’t very enamoured with. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2023
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Breakfast was a mixture of buffet style and cooked-to-order with a toast-your-own-toast option. The latter was a little quirky as is often the case. Everything was good quality with the bacon standing out for a special mention; it was perfect in texture and taste.
Fuelled up with breakfast we walked to the nearby Wetlands Centre. It [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2023
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Before setting off we called in at mum’s to collect our anniversary card. She had been hoping to post it to the hotel until she realised we were stopping in two hotels.
Our journey ran smoothly although there were a few slow areas due to heavy traffic. We had lunch at the Granary Cafe at Watlington [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2023
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But for now this is a taster of our Silver Wedding anniversary celebrations.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2023
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Following on from my previous post where the 12th Earl surrendered the collegiate chapel to King Henry VIII, subsequential purchasing it back and being required to provide an annual rent to the King :
The nave [of the church] continued as the parish church of Arundel. As the effects of the Reformation took hold the church [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2019
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The Library is the principle survivor of the 11th Duke’s work and is one of the most important Gothic rooms of circa 1800 in the country. It is 122 feet (38 meters)long, entirely fitted out in carved Honduras mahogany and treated as if it were a church, with slender clustered columns supporting a ribbed vault. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2019
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The Baronial Hall
The Dining Room
Pen used by George IV to sign the Catholic Emancipation Act, 1829
Relics of Mary Queen of Scots
The Drawing Room
The Grand Staircase
The Grand Staircase
The Smallest Room
Bathroom
The Victoria Bedroom
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2019
