Hotham Park is a public park in the seaside town of Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis

Bognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, on the south coast of England. It is south-south-west of London, west of Brighton, and south-east of the city of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Littlehampton east-north-east and Selsey to the...

, West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, England. It was established by the founder of Bognor Sir Richard Hotham

Richard Hotham

Sir Richard Hotham was an English eighteenth century property developer and politician who rose from humble origins to a position of some power and influence. He is especially noted for his development of the Sussex village of Bognor Regis into a seaside resort...

, who formerly resided at Hotham House (built 1792) which still stands today.The park is a popular local amenity for residents of the town and also is very popular with holiday makers. The park is located nearby to Butlins and the Town centre.

Amenities in the park include a boating lake, miniature railway, putting green, childrens play area and a cafe.

A local action - Group Make Bognor Better - is proposing an innovative design scheme, for a new Café for Hotham Park that will take the form of a Tree top house which enjoys views across the canopy of Bognor's historic park.

External links

• Hotham Park on vistitsoutheastengland.com* http://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/site/things-to-do/hotham-park-p212561
• FLICKR Photo Album http://www.flickr.com/photos/40770745@N06/sets/72157624198870403/with/4720255427/*
• T-House Cafe Proposal for Hotham Park http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=133449500016661&ref=ts*