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Arundel Castle
Admittedly it's been a while since I added a post. On Saturday, June 19, Tom and I visited Arundel Castle. Which is about midway between Portsmouth and Brighton. Below is a photo of me in front of the castle's facade on the trail connecting the castle's main entrance to the high street in Arundel. This castle is considered by many to be the most complete and one of the oldest castle's in all of England. If you want to know about the castle's history, copy and paste this URL into the address bar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_Castle
Below is the courtyard of Arundel Castle as seen from the castle wall leading up to the castle's keep, which housed the castle's armaments, food reserves and prison/dungeon. The day we visited we think there must've been some sort of wedding or fancy engagement taking place as there were many cars parked within the courtyard, not all seen from this vantage point. 
Below is the view of the castle keep (or motte-and-bailey) from a bedroom window. Tom was a bit anxious walking up those steps. It's quite high off the ground, since you can't see how far below the ground finally levels off.
Here is the Arundel Cathedral, set apart from the castle, connected by the castle grounds. The Cathedral is surrounded by gardens and greenhouses. The Cathedral has a snippet here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_Cathedral
I took many shots of the gardens between the cathedral and the castle. But this one is my favorite. I actually got four different shots of this. I'll have to make some time to do a painting of this.
This photo is of one of the many paths around the castle grounds. This one happens to be situated where the mote used to reside. We walked underneath the gate to one of the several entrances. Visitors aren't allowed to go onto that bridge (as is the case with certain areas of the castle), but you have a lot of freedom to explore the gardens and areas encompassing the castle. Here's Tom exhibiting symptoms of virtigo...I can't help but tease because the height of everything tends to overwhealm him!
This last photo is a rose garden near the entrance to the castle. It was nestled between a bunch of trees, and we almost missed it. The breeze was just right for carrying the rosy scent, not too strong to miss it, and not so still that you have to bury your face in the blossoms.
Below is the courtyard of Arundel Castle as seen from the castle wall leading up to the castle's keep, which housed the castle's armaments, food reserves and prison/dungeon. The day we visited we think there must've been some sort of wedding or fancy engagement taking place as there were many cars parked within the courtyard, not all seen from this vantage point. 
Below is the view of the castle keep (or motte-and-bailey) from a bedroom window. Tom was a bit anxious walking up those steps. It's quite high off the ground, since you can't see how far below the ground finally levels off.
Here is the Arundel Cathedral, set apart from the castle, connected by the castle grounds. The Cathedral is surrounded by gardens and greenhouses. The Cathedral has a snippet here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_Cathedral
I took many shots of the gardens between the cathedral and the castle. But this one is my favorite. I actually got four different shots of this. I'll have to make some time to do a painting of this.
This photo is of one of the many paths around the castle grounds. This one happens to be situated where the mote used to reside. We walked underneath the gate to one of the several entrances. Visitors aren't allowed to go onto that bridge (as is the case with certain areas of the castle), but you have a lot of freedom to explore the gardens and areas encompassing the castle. Here's Tom exhibiting symptoms of virtigo...I can't help but tease because the height of everything tends to overwhealm him!
This last photo is a rose garden near the entrance to the castle. It was nestled between a bunch of trees, and we almost missed it. The breeze was just right for carrying the rosy scent, not too strong to miss it, and not so still that you have to bury your face in the blossoms.
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