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Classic Cars MG Owner’s Club Gathering 17 April 2016
Mar 10 2016- Flo Powell
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Over 150 MG cars ranging in age from the late 1920s to the modern day MGF sports models will be on display on the Lower Lawns in the Castle grounds, as MG Owners’ Club members showcase their very own pieces of motoring history.
Weekend fun at Arundel Castle: Normans & Crusaders
Jan 31 2016- Flo Powell
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Set in 1190, Richard Coeur de Lion, King of England has embarked on the Third Crusade and has called upon his subjects to set forth and join him. Arundel Castle guards the road linking the Medieval ports of Shoreham, Pagham, and Portsmouth. The Castle defends access to the sea via the River Arun, providing a logical mustering point for men, supplies and equipment setting out for the Continent. Set within a historical tented encampment, Raven Tor Living History Group will recreate the crafts, weapons training, and battle tactics of the period. With falconry a Story Teller, and archery demonstrations the weekend will be filled with the sights, sounds and smells of the late Norman Period.
Ancient Oceans
Jan 30 2016- Flo Powell
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Ancient Oceans will immerse visitors in the fascinating history and evolution of the oceans and the creatures that live within them.
Keen investigators will be able to take part in a skeleton hunt, tasked with scouring the aquarium in search of the bones of an ancient creature.
For history hunters, there is the chance to excavate buried fossils at the Ancient Oceans dig station, with Dr Doug on hand to help young visitors examine their findings and learn more about the sea dwellers of the past.
Outdoor weekend activities at Arundel Castle: Life in a Medieval Castle
Jan 25 2016- Flo Powell
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Spanning nearly 500 years, Raven Tor Living History Group will portray weapons, clothing, combat demonstrations and crafts from the 11th to the 15th century. From its Norman beginnings as a wood and earth fortification through to the vast stone castle of the 15th century, Arundel Castle and the families who have held the Earldom, have experienced war, plague, and revolt. The weekend is a real opportunity for visitors to see how armour and weapons changed, how the knights, archers and men-at-arms would fight, how fashion developed, and to see some of the many crafts from the Medieval Period.
