Spread under the surreal backdrop of its' massive medieval castle Arundel bows colourful and serene, like a picturesque old town in a Dutch painting.
Less than an hour and a half from London and just a few minutes walk from the station, it welcomes the visitor with lazy cows, a quiet but restless river, a small treasure of a charity shop and various other consumerist - or not - attractions, in the above order, for the capital-addled visitor.
Busy Tarrant street is packed with quaint and modern little cafés among odd souvenir and art shops, where you grab a cake for a carb boost before you venture the ascent towards more imposing beauty: Arundel Cathedral and the moody cemetery across the street from it.
You'll hike the atmospheric Swanbourne Lake and the Wetlands; and right opposite from there, in an alley narrow-as-can-be, hides the Arundel Ghost Experience. For the occasional freaks in town (like us).
In the warm summer nights, Arundel festival welcomes local music talent and, yes, a few trendy fans among the typical groups of children and pensioners.
It's boring, traditional and fairy-tale all at once. A nature walk in a gothic backdrop.
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| Mood and gloom in the old burial grounds |
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| Arundel couture |
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| Jesus died for the sins committed in the castle behind him |
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| The Cathedral: Menacing on the outside |
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| ...comforting on the inside |
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| Restless companions of the castle, the swans and the ducks |
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| Swanbourne magic |
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| Dinner in the twilight of Tarrant street |
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| No way you can lose that shrine... |
Soundtrack: Not In Love by Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32udqal_lyQ
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