Arctic Monkeys show hands Middlesbrough £1m visitor boost

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OK hotel accommodation is not great, certainly within walking distance.

If you have a car say drive up from Sheffield area to see a band at the Riverside - plenty of good value accommodation within 10 miles of the Riverside

£95 for 3 adults in this 2 bed cottage in Guisborough first Saturday in June for one night.

Walk and drive from stadium is around 55 minutes

Stoney Nook Cottage, Guisborough, UK

Stoney Nook Cottage is set in Guisborough, 13 km from Middlesbrough Cathedral, 36 km from Whitby Abbey, and 47 km from Helmsley Castle.

www.booking.com

Not my cottage btw

Next day trip to over the moors say to Whitby or steam railway at Grosmont. Then in evening back to Sheffield.

Two day holiday accommodation, concert tickets, travel etc - £400 for 3 adults.

Alternatively there are 2 milllion people within one hours drive of Middlesbrough?

I would think the vast majority of people who are paying for an overnight stay for a gig would want to have a drink and therefore be within walking distance or at least a cheap taxi ride. It would be about £30 each way from the Riverside to Guisborough.

Although I tend to agree that you can't just build hotels in Boro for one off events. We now have a Travel Lodge, Premier Inn, Holiday Inn and a Jurys all in the town centre. I always wonder how they manage to all get enough business to stay open. Filled with contractors?

 

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But how much went into local pockets, not the coffers of pub companies, chain owned hotels etc?

How much of it stayed on Teesside?

The independent bars were rammed to be fair. Bedford/Baker Street were very busy. Hit the Bar was packed and they had a pop up bar outside that was also doing very good business.

 

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Surely unless this becomes a more regular occurrence then the ones you have stated is enough for the town of its size. You can't just build hotels and b&bs for a few events each year.

As said above could we not fit more events this size into the riverside pre season. I understand its probably a massive thing to arrange.

I suppose we did also have madness, any idea what money that brought in to the area rob?

Hotel space is at a premium on Teesside all year round during the working week. Stockton Council knew exactly what they were doing investing in a hotel.