The most striking view in the neighbourhood of the house is from “Carney’s Seat” above the pheasantry, a magnificent prospect of the coast extending for many miles in each direction.  There are grand groups of cedars here and throughout the park; these add materially to the foreground of the prospect.  The timber generally is very fine, as is almost always the case in the enclosed parklands of West Sussex.  In High Wood is a temple which contained until recently an inscribed slab discovered in Chichester when the foundations of the Council chamber, erected in 1731, were being excavated.  This stone, of the greatest interest to antiquaries, has been returned to the town and will be noticed when we arrive there.

The ruins of Halnaker are on the south-east of the park.  The house was built in the reign of Henry VIII by Sir Thomas West, Lord De la Warr.  Before being allowed to fall into ruin the best of the fittings were removed to the “Chantry” in Chichester.

At the distance of a mile south of Halnaker, Stane Street is reached at a point about four miles from Chichester.  There are, however, still some interesting places to be seen before, for almost the last time, we turn west.  These include Boxgrove, which must on no account be missed.

Eartham is a beautifully situated village about two miles directly east of Halnaker.  It is chiefly of interest for its associations with the poet Hayley, who lived at Eartham House, now the residence of Sir P. Milbanke.  The house became for a time the rendezvous of many celebrities, including Cowper, Flaxman, Blake and Romney.  A very fine Flaxman monument in memory of Hayley’s son may be seen in the church; notice also the memorial of William Huskisson the statesman, who lived near here and who was afterwards killed at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.  The church has a Norman arch in the chancel, much admired for its graceful proportions and details.

Even more beautiful a village is Slindon, about two miles farther east and about three miles from Arundel.  Its perfect situation is enhanced by the picturesque clumps of beech trees on the sides of the hills that encircle it.  In the restored church, which was built at various periods, is the effigy of a knight in wood.  Note the curious shorn pillars in the nave.  Here is an old Elizabethan hall, and the park, with its magnificent beech woods, is very fine.  Slindon is becoming a favourite resort for those who desire a quiet holiday in delightful rural surroundings.

Two miles south of Slindon lies Walberton.  The church walls have Roman bricks worked into Saxon masonry.  The upper part of the nave is of the usual heavy Norman type.  Eastergate, the next village on the main road to Bognor, has an untouched Saxon chancel, with a good deal of Roman masonry mixed with later material built into the walls.  These interesting little villages may be easily reached from Bognor.