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Owner: Arundel Castle Trustees Ltd Address: Arundel Castle Postcode: BN18 9AB County: West Sussex tel: 01903 882173 fax: 01903 884581 website: www.arundelcastle.org email: penny.horsfield //at// arundelcastle.org English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.arundelcastle.org 1st Apr - 30th Oct; Tues - Sun & BH Mons; Garden & Grounds 10am - 5pm, Castle Keep, 11am - 4.30pm, Castle Rooms, 12noon - 5pm. Best Times of Year to Visit: To see: National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Recommended / not essential House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Dates as above Gardens & Fitzalan Chapel, 10am - 5pm Castle Keep, 11am - 4.30pm, Castle Rooms, 12noon - 5pm. Admission Prices: Adult from £7.50 - £16; Concession from £7.50 - £13.50; Child £7.50; Family £36 or £39 see own website for explanation. Group visits and Guided tours by arrangement *(except 26th to 31st July Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: pay & display car park in Mill Road, opposite the Castle gates Medieval Joust week - 26th to 31st July Features: The Collector Earl's Garden opened in 2008. Designer: Description of Garden: The Collector earl's Garden This new formal garden is a light-hearted tribute to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585 -1646), known as 'The Collector'. It has been designed by Isabel and Julian Bannerman with Russell Taylor as job architect, and has been conceived as a Jacobean formal garden. It is in fact an imaginative re-creation of what the 'Collector' Earl's formal garden may have been like at Arundel House, his town palace overlooking the Thames in London. The domed pergola and fountains are based on those seen in the garden vista in the background of the famous Mytens portrait of the Countess of Arundel (in the drawing room here), while the various gateways and pavilions are based on Inigo Jones's designs for Arundel House. The grand centrepiece is the rockwork 'mountain' planted with palms and unusual ferns to represent another world, supporting a green oak version of 'Oberon's Palace', a fantastic spectacle designed by Inigo Jones for Prince Henry's Masque on New Year's Day 1611, flanked by two green oak obelisks. This contains a shell-lined interior with a stalagmite fountain and gilded coronet 'dancing' on a jet of water. The garden is divided into formal courts with a centre canal pond, tufa-lined cascade and wild flower labyrinth. The planting is restrained - with scented magnolia grandiflora, Indian Bean Trees, shrubs and semi-tropical plants taking advantage of the walls to trap heat. Stroll through the grounds where you will discover different themed gardens; the rose garden planted in contemporary style; the Chapel garden with white and cool coloured plants; the cutting garden with tender perennials and rare plants; the renovated Victorian peach house and vinery where exotic fruits & vegetables are cultivated. History: The original castle was founded on Christmas Day 1067 by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel, one of William the Conqueror's most loyal barons. He was awarded a third of Sussex with the stipulation that a new castle be built near the mouth of the Arun to protect the approaches to Sussex from attack. Arundel Castle is one of the longest inhabited country houses in England. Many of the original features such as the crenellated Norman keep, gatehouse and barbican and the lower parti of Bevis Tower survive. Between the 1870s and 1890s the house was almost completely rebuilt and the magnificent architecture in Gothic style is considered to be one of the great works of Victorian England. Local Inns: Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: