New coffee shop set to open at site of former pub in East Wittering
A new coffee shop is set to open at the site of a former pub in East Wittering later this year.
The Front Room will open at the former Royal Oak pub in Stocks Lane, with the business announcing plans to welcome customers in autumn 2026.
The Royal Oak closed as a pub in January 2012, and the site has since been the subject of a succession of proposals, including plans for a supermarket and several residential schemes.
No formal opening date for the coffee shop has been announced.
In a post on Facebook, The Front Room said it aims to create a community-focused venue offering coffee, cakes and food, alongside homewares, pop-up events and a pop-up travel consultancy.
A spokesperson for the The Front Room said: “We’ve been dreaming up somewhere that’s a bit of everything, really good coffee shop with lovely cakes, good food and early morning caffeine fixes, with lovely homewares, pop-up events and even a pop-up travel consultancy.
“The Front Room is being opening by a local family and we are looking forward to welcoming you this Autumn.
"The Front Room will be somewhere you can wander into in your slippers, know a few faces and become a regular.
"After five years sitting empty, we’re pretty excited to be giving the empty unit of the old Royal Oak a new lease of life.”