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Royal Norfolk Hotel BOGNOR REGIS

Royal Norfolk Hotel, THE ESPLANADE, BOGNOR REGIS, PO21 2LH

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This latest addition to the Leisureplex Group is situated in a delightfully sunny spot on the sea front with extensive lawns and superb Channel views this exceptional Georgian building dates from the 1830s and has been visited by the Emperor Napoleon III of France and various descendants of Queen Victoria. Bognor Regis has been a seaside fishing settlement (and occasionally also a base for smuggling operations) since Anglo Saxon times. It became a fashionable resort in the reign of George III and has been frequented by royalty on numerous occasions. Visitors to the Royal Norfolk Hotel have included the Emperor Napoleon III of France and various members of Queen Victoria's family. The resort gained the title Bognor Regis after George V stayed here to convalesce after an illness in 1929. The resort is quite flat and has an excellent promenade walk. There is a pier and a delightful park Hotham Park which boasts a narrow guage railway putting green crazy golf tennis court and boating lake. On the beach between Bognor Regis and Aldwick lies the wreck of a floating pontoon - part of the Mulberry Harbour which was destined to be towed across to Normandy on D-Day June 6 1944 but did not make it to Normandy and was washed up on the beach shortly after D-Day. It is clearly visible at low tide throughout the year. Bognor is a seaside town which has some good shops and a theatre. The excursions possibilities are legion with numerous stately homes and several important towns and cities as well as some smaller seaside towns within easy reach. The beach is predominantly pebbly but the water is clean and the quality of the light often remarkable. Inland the scenery is quintessentially English with the splendour of the South Downs England's newest National Park very close at hand. It is a short walk from the pier and shops. All 59 rooms are centrally heated with private bath or shower and WC television hair dryer and teacoffee making facilities. The Superior Rooms all overlook the garden and the sea. There is an attractive cocktail bar with television a sea view restaurant a relaxing lounge overlooking the garden and a bar lounge with small dance floor. Live Entertainment is provided at least 4 nights a week in our Goodwood Ballroom. You can relax with a drink on the outside wooden deck patio or our extensive garden overloking the sea. Lift serves most rooms (some rooms accessed via several stairs). There is parking available for 25 Cars and 2 Coaches.IMPORTANT CLIENT INFORMATION.The hotel will contact you 3 days prior to your arrival at the hotel to confirm your booking requirements the balance should be settled at this time. Breakfast is served from 8am until 9am evening meals served from 6.30pm until 7.30pm. The hotel will confirm your dining times on arrival. You can pre book your evening meals at a discounted rate of œ10 per person per night. Cancellation charges apply Hotel not suitable for henstag parties.

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