On my way to and from Arundel Wetland Centre I passed by Swanbourne Lake. I decided to pop in for a look on the way back but knew I wouldn’t have very long to explore as it was already quite late in the afternoon.
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Swanbourne Lake, Arundel
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: boat trip, history, lake, photo post, swan, walk
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Arundel Wetland Centre
For my last full day in Arundel I knew that I wanted to spend my time exploring the Arundel Wetland Centre. It’s an easy walk from the town centre – simply walk by the entrance to the castle and continue all the way down the street, over a bridge then continue until you see the entrance on the right – it takes maybe 15 to 20 minutes. Do note that part of the route has no pavement but it’s a wide track and easy to navigate safely. There is of course a car park if you’re driving.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: aviary, avocet, bird, boat trip, dalmation pelican, dragonfly, duck, Geese, goose, guided tour, lake, nature, pelican, photo post, swan, walk, wetland centre, wild fowl, wildlife
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Arundel Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip Howard
I’d heard that Arundel Cathedral was a beautiful example of Gothic architecture so on my first afternoon in the town I’d gone to take pictures of the exterior before exploring inside a couple of days later. In 1868 Henry Fitzalan Howard commissioned Joseph Hansom (who also designed the famous hansom cab) to design a cathedral that would be in keeping with the impressiveness of Arundel Castle.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: architecture, cathedral, free entry, history, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window
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Arundel Museum
Directly opposite Arundel Castle is Arundel Museum which tells the history of the town spanning over thousands of years. It was founded in 1963 by a group of local people who founded the Arundel Museum Society, a registered charity that still runs the museum. It moved to its present location next to the River Arun in 2013. Tickets are £5 though you do get a discount if you show your ticket to Arundel Castle.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: artwork, embroidery, history, local museum, model ships, museum, photo post, ships, world war ii history
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Arundel Castle
The main reason for my trip to Arundel was to visit the castle. I’d seen a video online which inspired me to research more about it and once I saw how easy it was to reach by train I was sold. I will say though that as a visitor and from the ground there is no real way of seeing the whole place in its glory (other than on approach by train) as it is surrounded by trees but the gardens and interiors more than made up for it.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: architecture, castle, chapel, gardens, history, keep, library, photo post, roses
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Arundel, West Sussex
Last September I visited Arundel in West Sussex for three nights – my main aim was to visit the castle but I also wanted to visit the cathedral and the Wetland Centre, all of which will feature in their own posts. I found Arundel to be a really pleasant market town with lots of independent shops and cafes that were reasonably priced. The train journey from Nottingham was quite long, requiring a change in London that lead to a bit of a mad dash via tube but all in all the trains worked well and I was blessed with glorious sunshine for the whole time I was away.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: architecture, bridge, english history, history, photo post, river arun, statue, where to eat, where to stay
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Holme Pierrepont Country Park, Nottingham
Taking advantage of the beautiful sunshine I ventured out to Holme Pierrepont Country Park recently to explore an area I hadn’t been to since I was a child. The park is home to the National Watersports Centre and British Canoeing and where many years ago I went on a school trip to try out kayaking. There are several walks around the site and I started by doing one that went through the woods but even though we haven’t had rain for a while it was surprisingly boggy so I recalibrated and went for a less muddy walk around the regatta lake instead.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: bird, Geese, nature, photo post, walk, wildlife
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Nottingham Light Night 2025
This Friday and Saturday saw the return of Nottingham Light Night for its 17th year. Usually it’s at the beginning of February and I’m not quite sure why the dates moved so much, but of course this did mean that it was still quite light when I visited some of these places. I never do everything on offer as there is simply too many places to visit so this is just a highlight – Light Night is a two day event and finishes tonight (1 March).
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: light night, nottingham light night, photo post
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The Wild Table of Love, Paddington, London
At the entrance to Paddington Station at the corner of Eastbourne Terrace and Praed Street can be found this lovely bronze sculpture called The Wild Table of Love. It’s the creation of British and Australian artists Gillie and Marc. It’s a very well detailed sculpture intended to provoke thoughts of unity and protection of the ecosystem.
Standing In This Place sculpture by Rachel Carter, Nottingham
Earlier today I went into Nottingham city centre to take photos of this recently unveiled sculpture in The Green Heart, Nottingham’s newest green space near the Central Library and on the way up from the train station. The statue represents a white lace worker and a black enslaved woman greeting each other. As someone from a long line of men and women who worked in the Nottingham lace trade from working in factories to designing lace patterns the fact that none of their work would have been possible without the cotton supplied by enslaved people has never been lost on me but it’s not something that gets highlighted as much as it should and this sculpture goes some way to rectifying that as well as emphasising the contributions made by women to the economy and society in general.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: art, black history, history, lace, local history, nottingham, nottingham history, photo post, photography, sculpture, statue
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