There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel.
The oldest feature is the motte, an artificial mound, over 100 feet high from the dry moat, and [...]
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Arundel Castle
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2023
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Arundel Castle – Walled Garden
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2023
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The Collector Earl’s Garden
The garden is a memorial to the 14th Earl of Arundel, an avid art collector. The garden has a central canal with a domed pergola and fountains. The centrepiece of the garden is a rockwork mountain planted with palms and ferns to represent another world. A green oak version of ‘Oberon’s Palace’ flanked by two [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2023
The idea of seeing the sea – of being near it – watching its changes by sunrise, sunset, moonlight, and noonday – in calm, perhaps in storm – fills and satisfies my mind.
Charlotte Bronte
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2023
The Fitzalan Chapel is the chancel of the church of St Nicholas in the western grounds of Arundel Castle.
The church of St Nicholas is one of the very few church buildings that is divided into two worship areas, a Roman Catholic area (the chancel) and an Anglican area (the nave and transepts). The chancel of the Fitzalan Chapel, is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2023
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Arundel Castle Rose Garden
In the castle Rose Garden we have a wonderful array of roses planted for their colour, scent and structures giving everyone a good idea of different varieties, looking for a shrub, climber or standard rose. This garden is enhanced by the dramatic backdrop of the ancient castle, which is reflected by the gothic archways and [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2023
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Arundel Castle Water Gardens
The water gardens at Arundel Castle openened in 2020. The gardens feature three ponds connected by a boardwalk and rustic bridge. The ponds are historic ’stew ponds’ that originally contained fish to supply the castle and nearby Dominican Friary.
Head gardener Martin Duncan has re-designed the historic ‘stew ponds’ at Arundel Castle, keeping the original framework [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2023
