Mansfield Town Football Club has unveiled plans to expand its football stadium in Mansfield with a new 100-room Hilton hotel.
The Stags are in talks with the international hotel chain over the scheme to build the only hotel in the town, which will be on land next to the Quarry Lane stand of the One Call Stadium.
Head of communications, Mark Stevenson said. “These are very exciting plans for the football club, the town and the people of Mansfield. To bring a quality, globally branded hotel to Mansfield will be a brilliant and much-welcomed addition to our area. We expect the new hotel to attract new visitors and local businesses to both the football club and town.
“Plans are still in an embryonic stage, though we hope to provide a further update later next month. This move underlines our owners’ intentions to strengthen the prosperity of both the football club and the town of Mansfield.”
Mansfield MP Ben Bradley said, “We don’t have a major hotel in Mansfield. It's good to have that kind of positive investment in the town and it means other hotel groups and leaseholders in the shops in the town centre will follow, bringing more business to the town.
“Talks are at an early talks and planning permission will be needed - I am certainly supporting it. I think the football club can do a great deal for Mansfield both with success on the pitch and getting the town noticed.”
