Bognor Regis township provides all the necessary shops and facilities needed , but this is not why you would go there . The beaches And seafront is lovely , not over crowded. The promenade allows for great easy walking all along the beach area, even for our 89 yr old mum in her wheelchair and disabled nephew. Fresh air , coastal views , sun and sea breezes ... wonderful!

Bognor holds a variety of sports and music events through the year, and fun fares for the youngsters. Hotham Park, which has a miniature railway and boating lake for children. Quite a large open park with a bandstand, ( many events held here during the season), lovely quiet leafy walks on nice paths, and an open all year cafe. The Alexandra Theatre which puts on various shows and music, attached to the regis centre with a coffee bar. The Regis pub (Brewers fare)has good inexpensive food. The London road coffee house also offers good inexpensive food. Bognor boasts about 7 hotels actually in the town, a branch of all the major banks, and a variety of cafe's/coffee shops. Assessable from the A259 it has ample parking spaces. Frequent busses to Chichester/Portsmouth one way and worthing Brighton the other. Finally, Butlins a mile down the road.

Bognor Regis is probably not the best place to stay out of the summer season since some things were not open and the area appeared desolate. We would consider returning during better sunny weather or in season when the area seems a bit more lively than late April.

Felpham village is very attractive with a good range of facilities for the self caterer including cafes and pubs and a well stocked village store with friendly staff. Good access to pebble beach and nice walk along the seafront. Good for a quiet relaxed staycation.

We arrived to a warm welcome from Peter, Jill and Stumpy the tortoise - we walked through a gorgeous courtyard garden to the house. Jill showed us to our wonderful bedroom which was beautifully decorated and very homely. There was fresh milk and bottled water in the fridge and lovely toiletries in the bathroom and a chocolate on the bedside tables! We felt immediately relaxed with the surroundings. After a chat with Jill and Peter who gave us local information we went on a wander - the beach being only a couple of minutes walk from the house. We had a pleasant walk up to the pier and back and then went off to eat at a local restaurant - again recommended and had a great meal. When we returned to our room the bed had been turned down and the lamps put on making the room feel very cosy. We both had a good nights sleep. Breakfast was superb, fresh fruit, cereal, yoghurts and of course and very tasty fry up with locally sourced, good quality ingredients - it set us up for the day. We would highly recommend the Candle Villa and look forward to visiting again.

We mainly spent time at Butlins since it was a very short trip we didn't really have enough time to eat out at any of the many restaurant but we did have an Indian take away. I cannot remember the name of the take away. It was not nice at all. In fact it was the worst Indian food I have ever had. It had no flavour. It was bland. Who ever heard of a bland curry? 😕