North and South Stoke

The twin villages on either side of the River Arun give great views up to the wooded hill of Arundel Park. Only a footpath connects the two villages.

Location: 5 miles by road north of Arundel off B2139

North Stoke Church, (Churches Conservation Trust) This unforgettable cruciform church, set in a curve of the River Arun below the South Downs with its colours of white, yellows and pale red dates mostly from the 13^th century, and has survived with little 19^th century alteration. There are some delightful wall-paintings, tiny pieces of early figurative stained glass, a sheep’s head and an intriguing little hand carved in stone, elegant piscinia and sedila and an early font.