Being only 12 miles from home the grounds and gardens of Arundel Castle are convenient for a visit to their annual Tulip Festival with 32,000 bulbs planted.

There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. It has been the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over 850 years. It is still their private home as well as parts of the castle and the grounds being open to the public. Parts of the Castle were renovated and reconstructed in the late 19th century. The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England responsible for Royal Ceremonies including coronations.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A550 with a Sigma 10-20mm zoom at 10mm I used the A550 for its folding screen to make it easier to get a low down image. A single image was taken and first processed in RAW. I then used Topaz Clarity to recover detail. Transform in Photoshop was used to straighten an otherwise drastically out of vertical tower.