Arundel, castle and cathedral

Swap the buzz of Brighton’s seafront for chalk hills and river light: a 40 km run past Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing brings Arundel into view, a medieval outline above the Arun. Seat of the Dukes of Norfolk, its Norman earthworks were reshaped in the 19th century; the State Rooms hang Van Dycks, the Victorian gardens hide a Gothic glasshouse. Across the way stands Arundel Cathedral (1868) by Joseph Hansom—yes, the hansom cab engineer. A local curiosity: the keep’s line mirrors the South Downs ridge, part landscape, part defensive logic.

Your driver collects you at your Brighton hotel in a quiet Mercedes and stays on hand throughout. You stroll, tour, and take photos while they handle traffic and parking; easy to add a coffee stop on Tarrant Street or a look at the 1839 bridge. At Arundel Castle the driver waits by the entrance, then carries on along a scenic loop via Amberley and Storrington before returning you to town, price set in advance and timing adjusted to cathedral services or garden works.