Having had our picnic lunch, we went into the castle gardens for the afternoon. Due to the coivd restrictions we had to book prior to going but that was no real problem.
The children loved playing in amongst the trees and various paths which divided the gardens into differing sections. The castle itself is Victorian and is absolutely huge. The start of the walk took us to some lakes which used to be stocked with fish for the table and then onto the wide banks of sloping lawns and trees. There was one tree which seemed to emerge through several roots high into the air and provided a den for the children to climb and lie on, creating a den in the darkness.
As we went up further the path takes you into more formal gardens which had just amazing fountains and trees hanging with long seed pods. This led into the kitchen gardens (must be a huge kitchen!!!) which had impressive amounts of fruit all around. There was such an abundance and it looked so tasty too.
You also got views across to Arundel Cathedral which looked very impressive in the afternoon sunshine.
In the evening we had tea on the motorhome, a burger and some pasta and sauce before heading into town and a couple of pints in the Duke of Norfolk pub. The highlight thoughwas coming back and meeting some of the campers who had been in Mill Street since lockdown started and simply lived along the road in their vans. They were gathering for a bit of barbecue and a drink and we were having great fun trying to invent histories for spatula Bob and musical Phil. In different circumstances it could have been a little intimidating but the guys were upstanding despite the eccentricities.
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