On occasions when we've driven past Arundel and seen the castle on the skyline, a friend and I have commented it would be nice to visit one day. A few weeks ago I googled and noticed there is an Arts Festival in the town in August, where the whole town becomes an Art Gallery. An opportunity too good to miss!
I drove us down on Saturday. We arrived about 10 am and left the car in the Norfolk Arms car park (where we'd booked overnight accommodation), had a coffee in a coffee shop and then strolled up the hill to the castle. I took lots of photos but I think these two are probably my favourites.
In the afternoon we went from house to house on the Art Gallery trail - people in the town open their homes to visitors and display the entries in the various competition categories: photography, sculpture, prints, jewellery, ceramics ... a very enjoyable experience altogether.
Besides the artwork, there are plenty of other festival happenings over the course of the 10 days, including free music concerts in the town square and elsewhere. So much to do and to see, I think we may well go back next year.
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