Arundel Cathedral

My trip to Arundel was another one of my early ones while I was still figuring out the best way to do things; I’m still not sure that I know what I’m doing but I am slowly improving. I combined it with an overnight stay at the delightful Norfolk Arms Hotel and then onto Chicester to see its Cathedral.

The train drops you off about half a mile from the city. It’s a very pleasant 10-15 minute walk and you can see the cathedral on your left and the castle on your right get larger as you walk towards them. On crossing the River Arun, you’re in the small but delightful city.

Not for the first time, I got my timings wrong. I didn’t leave enough time to see both the Cathedral and the castle. I also didn’t get to see the Fitzalan Chapel it was being used by a local band for rehearsals. I did have time to visit the Arundel Museum as the saying goes, “small but beautifully put together”.

When the Catholic cathedral was built in 1868, it was called Our Lady and St Philip Neri but was renamed Our Lady and St Philip Howard in 1971 after his canonization with the other martyrs of England and Wales and his reburial in the cathedral.

Arundel is on the list of places to revisit, after I’ve been visited all of the Cathedrals in England. So, it might be a while.

In the meantime, here are some photos of the Cathedral.