The Cotes Park Inn, Somercotes
by SLHS on
Tuesday 29 March 2016
The Cotes Park Inn, Nottingham Road, Somercotes was opened in late 1960. The Alfreton Urban District Annual Report for 1960 stated: “…during the year, the licence of the Queen’s Head Inn, Derby Road, Alfreton was transferred to the new Cotes Park Hotel, on which work is nearing completion, adjoining the Greyhound Track, Nottingham Road, Somercotes.” It thrived on the close proximity of the new industrial estates that started to develop and are now a huge part of the local area.
A small article about this inn was published in “The Stage”, London on 11th November 1976. It read: “Down the road at Somercotes JACK and ELAINE PARDOW are making the new look COTES PARK INN a must for the carriage trade. This friendly house situated just off the M1 is due for an extension in the new year thanks to the “live” entertainment fare that’s been served up over the past months, particularly with the regular appearances of Derbyshire “Pin up Boy” PAUL LAMONT”.
PHOTO: The Cotes Park Inn, 2014
The extension referred to in “The Stage” magazine was completed in March 1977.
This inn is currently closed and its future uncertain (2023).