On Monday of last week, I stumbled across Arundel Festival, a perfectly quaint festival in the town of the same name. I had intended to visit the town in order to go rowing at Swanbourne Lake with a friend, but when we saw the Main Street closed off we simply had to go and investigate.
The festival was adorable. The high street was littered with little stalls selling scarves, candles, clothing and foods, whilst a row of old cars were neatly lined up for viewing. A live band created a wonderful atmosphere as we strolled around inspecting the goods for sale and filling up a wicker picnic basket I had bought with us for a picnic on the boat! The festival spread around the town, filling little alleyways with stalls and marquees housing crafts and more food. It was great.
With a couple of subs from a bakery, some local fudge, homemade cakes, and some crisps and drinks, we were sorted. We left the fab music and buzzing atmosphere and walked past the castle to the lake, where we did an hour of rowing, eating and chatting. It was lovely.
When we returned to the hubbub of the festival, we noticed a small stage next to the river with more live music which we were quickly attracted to. We basked in the sun listening to a solo country artist until the early evening when we panicked and realised the traffic would be awful going home! The castle looked beautiful in the sun, so grand and majestic, and really gave the festival a beautiful backdrop. I love the castle anyway but there was something magical about this little festival being held in the old streets below a castle. Beautiful.
The Girl In The Window 