Latest on the sale of popular wedding venue near Burton

It has been a year since a popular hotel and wedding venue was put on the market and it is still yet to be sold.

In October, last year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Staffordshire Live revealed that the Mercure Newton Park Hotel, in Newton Solney, was on the market for around £2.2 million as owner and operator Jupiter Hotels focused “on other business interests”.

It came just months after the venue had undergone a £150,000 refurbishment.

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The property remains on sale at the original price having reopened in May, this year, as part of the Government’s coronavirus roadmap.

Confirming that the Newton Park Hotel was on sale, a spokesman said all weddings booked to take place at the venue were expected to go ahead.

A marketing report revealed the hotel could be used for residential, care or senior living accommodation should any new owners wish to change the use of the business.

The four-star hotel was acquired by Jupiter in 2015 and in November 2019 the firm announced it had undergone a transformation, with 21 of the 50 bedrooms revamped.

The bridal suite was “redesigned and upgraded” as part of the revamp.

Newton Park Hotel was one of three Jupiter Hotels put up for sale.

A report by Colliers International, which is marketing Newton Park on behalf of Jupiter, previously said the hotel was an “established business with diverse revenue streams from a range of demand drivers”.

Newton Park Hotel is set in around eight acres of grounds and is one of the area’s most highly regarded wedding and events and tourist venues.