
Take a look at these beautiful photos of Arundel Castle, which show the true majesty of the West Sussex castle in its 950th year
Founded on Christmas Day 1067 by a kinsman of William the Conqueror, few photos of Arundel Castle have existed… until now.
Thanks to our exclusive photos you can now take a look around the Norman and medieval relics of Arundel Castle as well as its Victorian state rooms, famously overhauled for a visit by Queen Victoria herself.
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The delightfully peculiar Oberon’s Palace was recreated in 2008 in honour of the 17th-century ‘Collector’ Earl of Arundel. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

Inside Oberon’s Palace is a gilded coronet ‘dancing’ on top of the fountain’s jet. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

The shell interior of Oberon’s Palace, which is a copy in oak of an Inigo Jones’ design for a royal masque performed in Whitehall in 1611. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

The bedroom where Queen Victoria stayed on her visit to Arundel Castle in 1846. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

The Ante Library features portraits of Thomas the ‘Collector’ 14th Earl and his family by Van Dyck. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

Gorgeous seating in the library - we’d love to cosy up with a book here. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography

The 122ft church-like library is one of the few features to remain from the tenure of the 11th ‘Drunken’ Duke of Arundel. Credit: Stephen Bennett Photography
For the full feature on the history of Arundel Castle see Volume 85, Issue 5 of BRITAIN (Sept/Oct 2017).
All photos taken by Stephen Bennett Photography.