When my family plan to go to Arundel Castle im really excited..why? because this is the first time I would see a real castle in my enitre life. In my first step a very large building was in my sight..I really can't believe how large a castle is..My family told me that this castle was not a big one because in north part of England there is so many castle larger than this..Maybe you saw the castle from Harry Potter? yeah you can see it in Northern England..I hope one day i can go there and see how amazing that castle.
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. The castle dates from the reign of Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) and was completed by Roger de Montgomery, who became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
From the 11th century onward, the castle has served as a hereditary stately home to several families (with a few and brief reversions to the Crown) and is currently the principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk and his family. It is a Grade I listed building.
Arundel Castle was built in 1068 during the reign of William the Conqueror as a fortification for the River Arun and a defensive position for the surrounding land. The original structure was a Motte and Bailey castle before undergoing an extensive renovation during the reign of William the Conqueror which enlarged the motte and improved the defences. Roger de Montgomery is believed to have been declared the first Earl of Arundel as the King granted him the property as part of a much larger package of hundreds of manors. (For other reasons, the generally accepted first creation of the title Earl of Arundel lies in the year 1138 with William d'Aubigny, confirmed in 1155).
After Roger de Montgomery died, the castle reverted to the crown under Henry I. The King, in his will, left Arundel Castle and the attached land to his second wife Adeliza of Louvain. In 1138, three years after Henry's death, she married William d'Albani II (aka d'Aubigny, the first Earl, of the d'Aubigny family of Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny in Normandy). William was responsible for creating the stone shell on the motte, thus increasing the defence and status
Some snap shot inside the castle..We are going to the loo that time..haha but camera is not allowed..haha we are just a "Pasaway".
We are not allowed to go inside there but i really enjoy when i saw this side of the castle because this is my first time I saw a castle..I saw a castle before only in Tele but not in actual/real.
This is a small bridge going to the castle as you can see its private so i just took a picture of it..hahaha
Arundel CathedralArundel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Arundel, West Sussex, England. Dedicated in 1873 as the Catholic parish church of Arundel, it was not designated a cathedral until the foundation of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1965. It now serves as the seat of the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.
This was a amazing and stunning attraction here in Arundel. When I first saw this cathedral im really amaze how a human can made a architecture like this. I really like to go inside but that time its not allowed to come in that's why i got my picture outside. You should see this guys and put it in your journey list it was a amazing to saw a architecture like this.
The GardensThe grounds, together with the keep and gatehouse, have been open to the public since 1800 and the gardens since 1854. There has been much renovation and restoration since then. Before the present 18th Duke and Duchess moved permanently to the Castle in 1987, the gardens had been largely neglected. Over the intervening years the Duchess, together with the head gardener, has transformed the 2 acres allocated to the gardens. There are hot and cool herbaceous borders with contrasting foliage plants, a cut flower border which together with the ornamental Victorian kitchen garden supplies the Castle with fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. A rare lean-to peach house and vinery, originally built in 1850 by Clarke & Hope, has also been restored to its former glory and houses exotic fruit and vegetables. The sheltered location of the gardens makes it possible for many of the tender perennials such as cannas and salvias to remain in the ground throughout the winter. The Fitzalan Chapel has its own small garden charmingly planted in white and there is also a newly planted rose garden in what was once an 18th Century bowling green
Here you can see the different flowers and plants. This the botanical garden beside Arundel garden. Its my first time to saw tht kind of flowers and plants. But im not really surprise about the beauty of the garden because back in the Philippines there is so many beautiful attractions in terms of plants and flowers.
Other Attractions/ Architectures
Collector Earl's Garden
Opened by HRH The Prince of Waleson 14th May 2008 The new formal garden at Arundel has been conceived as a light-hearted tribute to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), known as ‘The Collector’. He died in exile in Padua during the English Civil War and though his body was brought back to England and buried in the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel, the elaborate tomb which he had specified in his will was never erected. This garden, adjoining the church, may now be an appropriate memorial for the future. Lord Arundel was the first of the great English art collectors, whose antique marbles are now at Oxford, and the library at the Royal Society; but the magnificent Van Dyck and Mytens portraits and some other objects commissioned or collected by him form the basis of the collection now at Arundel Castle, while his retrieval of lost family estates, titles and honours after the disasters of his ancestors’ executions and attainders in the previous century were instrumental in the revival of the Norfolk family. So there is good reason to commemorate him here
Floating Crown
Hmm this is the "Floating Crown". Im not sure about the name of it..hehe Its nice to saw a crown floating, i know its because of the water that pushes the crown but the thing is the exact strength and non changing position of the crown..im just amaze about that and its kinda different.
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