Chichester; Saturday, 03 January, 2015

A late breakfast, and then out into a light drizzle to catch the train along the coast to Portchester.

I walked down from the station and had a long look round the large Roman fort which dwarfs the impressive Norman castle that occupies one small corner.

After a look around the castle, and a wander around the edge of the site, I headed back to the station to catch the train back towards Chichester, getting off a stop early at Fishbourne.

Fishbourne is home to the second Roman site for the day, the impressive Roman Palace and its famous mosaics.

I had a long look around the site, extended by the spectacular downpour that passed through just as I was about to look round the gardens.

With the downpour meaning I’d missed the hourly train back into Chichester, and with the skies clearing, I walked the mile and a half back into the city for dinner.