Who knew Frozen's Arundel complete with castle in right here in Sussex????? It 's this charming little town on the border of South Downs National Park but with quite a lot to do! I think you can easily make a weekend out of it!
We first headed down to Swanbourne Lake. The walk to it is beautiful with the castle on the left and the national park on the other side. It is a 20minutes walk from the town centre but the lake has got a lot of parking. The lake is a boating lake during the summer with a tea room. The lake has also got walking trails so half a day can be spent here. We didn't want to do much walking so we just did half the lake trail and then headed to the castle.
The castle was hosting their History Weekend so it has lots of people in medieval clothing, selling handmade things, the ambience was great with lots of free events such as axe throwing, strongbow shooting, medieval warrior training, etc... The castle was very nice and compact. The grounds were not big but big enough for the kids to let loose and explore. The gardens were stunning and I spent more time in there then in the actual garden. The rose garden was small but nice too. As I mentioned, there was plenty of activities to do during the day which took us around the castle. This took us most of the day!
We then went to explore the little town with the river Arun running through it and its many antique shops.
Other things to do that we didn't do (because the kids didn't want to) were:
- WWT Arundel
- Arundel Lido
- South Downs National Park
- Arundel Cathedral
- Arundel Museum
It is such a charming town and will highly recommend it¬
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