Arundel

Last week I went to the small town of Arundel which has a really fairy take atmosphere.

It is famous for its castle.

But also has a number of impressive churches.

Arundel is surrounded by the South Downs which puts me in mind of Robin Hood and Merlin.

While waiting for the train I spotted a very large spider hanging from the station sign.

This will probably be my last trip along the Sussex coast for a while since my traveling companion is moving to Dorset. From now on I will likely be exploring the hidden delights of Dorset and Wiltshire.

Shoreham-by-Sea

Last weekend I went to a place called Shoreham-by-Sea which is between Brighton and Worthing.

The town itself was quite small with lots of seaside cafes and shops. This pretty little church was one of the most interesting buildings.

North of the town is this rather impressive private school with a large chapel.
Walk along the stony beach and eventually you will come to this old fort which apparently was a film studio at one point.

From this point you can see Brighton in the distance. By the way Brighton is where I was born.

Chidham Penisular

I visited the Chichester Harbour area again last weekend, partly to celebrate my recent birthday with a friend whose birthday was on the same day. This time we took a circular route around the Chidham Peninsula beginning in the village of Nutbourne. The scenery was very nice although a bit similar to our last few trips so I feel it may be time to move on from Chichester Harbour.

It was a rather warm day and we didn't take enough liquid so as you can imagine we were very relived to come across a pub after walking through miles of fields. Of course when we left the pub we discovered we were only a short distance away from our start point.Strangely enough we did pass a small local festival called Cobstock which had plenty of food and drink stalls but only for ticket holders and there didn't seem to be anywhere to buy a ticket.

By the train station we found this single rose laying on the ground. Wonder if there's a story behind that?

Fishbourne

Yesterday I went to the small village of Fishbourne which is near Chichester in Sussex.

First we visited the remains of a Roman Palace with some very well preserved mosaics and a good musuem explaining the history of the site.

Next we took a walk alongside Chichester Harbour. It was a beautiful day with calm, sparkling and plane free skies. Except for one pulling a UKIP banner.

We had dinner in the Crown and Anchor pub which we stumbled upon half way along our walk. It had an outdoor seating area overlooking the water and simple but tasty food.

We then headed back into Fishbourne, catching a glimpse of Chichester in distance.

Littlehampton

I recently went on a random trip to Littlehampton. Not much there other then the seaside but it was fun despite the bad weather.

We found a dogfish on the sandbanks.

Halloween and Bonfire night have been and gone and I'm still unemployed despite none of my job applications actually having been rejected yet. At this rate I might have to wait till I go to Japan to get a job. Oh well, at least I carved an awesome pumpkin this year.

Say hello to my friend Bob who sadly I was forced to lay to rest in the rubbish bin today.