Bognor Regis Pubs

Once a small fishing hamlet, the origins of modern Bognor Regis lie in the attempt by Sir Richard Hotham to develop this part of the south coast as a fashionable resort in the late eighteenth century. Hotham’s original profession is given in the name of the town’s JD Wetherspoon outlet, the Hatter’s Inn, while the pub originally called the Railway Tavern has recently been renamed the Hothampton Arms in memory of Hotham’s preferred name for his resort. The oldest pub still trading in the town is