We begin with a drive through the pleasant countryside of Surrey to our first destination, Petworth House, which stands in a magnificent Capability Brown landscape. Petworth's past owners amassed an art collection to rival anything you'll see in many National collections, and the great London-born artist JMW Turner spent much time here, immortalising Petworth in some of his paintings.
Add to that a fascinating house with some very grand rooms, plus interesting original Victorian kitchens and you'll see why we'll be happily occupied for an hour or two.

Lunch follows, at Petworth or down the road at Arundel with a chance to either visit the castle or stroll the pretty little town, before we drive to our final destination, Brighton.
The Lanes, an antiques/collectables shopping area with much character, a remarkable folly - the Royal Pavilion, not to mention the delights of a popular traditional seaside town complete with Victorian pier; all will no doubt work their charm so that we'll probably have to drag some of our group back to the van for our two hour ride home!
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