Arundel By Candlelight & Christmas Shopping in Arundel
We had the razzamatazz of
Arundel By Candlelight
two weeks ago.
Thousands pour into town.
Here are a few moments from the day.
The fantastic, festive, frontage of Spencer Swaffer Antiques
became THE place for people to take selfies.
At one point there was quite a queue.
The two friends with me hadn't seen Arundel By Candlelight before.
They were mesmerised.
We half expected to witness a proposal on those steps.
Now the town is relatively quiet again.
You might be interested to know....
if you have
if you have
some last-minute Christmas shopping.......
....there are some lovely independent shops with one-off gift items.
Dinky Donkey Delights in Tarrant Street is
filled with items for dog lovers, amongst other things.
Isla Home
not only is it stacked full of Christmas goodies,
but also Annie Sloan paints/ candles/ furniture.
At the top of the High Street is the most wonderful bookshop.
https://www.thebookferret.co.uk/
and at the bottom Kims second-hand bookshop where you can find all sorts of old treasures...
https://www.kimsbookshops.co.uk/
Then there is the Old Maps and Print shop in the High Street.
stop off for tea .....
or buy some for a gift.....
This little shop is the perfect place for a gift of tea
( of which it seems, they have hundreds)
and maybe some unusual bikkies to go with it?
Decorative antiques and a myriad of small items for gifts....
and in our warehouse behind the Co-op?
Painted and decorated with decoupage.
At £45 they make a lovely gift.
Decorated buckets £55...great for waste paper/loo rolls/kindling......
Vintage enamel washbowls painted and decorated... £125
Arundel Notebooks.
Photos by us.
Printed locally, not in China.
£15
What about a sunburst mirror?
Made in England from natural products.
£15.
a papier mache 1950's
Ford
Arundel Christmas cards
Arundel Wrapping paper!
1930's English deed box painted and decorated.
We are open until Christmas Eve.
Elsa says Happy Christmas