Mansfield
What to see
You’ll find accounts of Mansfield’s tourist attractions in Towns of Two Halves (and of 91 other places: order the book now for £8+P&P from info@townsof2halves.co.uk). For additional information plus shopping, eating out etc there’s Mansfield’s local government website or the Chad local paper.
Links to local attractions include:
● Mansfield Fire Museum
● Mansfield Heritage Trail
● Mansfield Museum
● Newstead Abbey
● Pleasley Pit & Country Park
Towns of Two Halves extracts:
● “Along the eastern side of the town centre a series of spectacular arches carries the railway (here known lyrically as the Robin Hood Line) away towards Worksop. You can’t look at it without relocating Worksop in your imagination as a place where you might find a Castle in the Air or a Rainbow’s End.”
● “Byron’s height as an adult was 5ft 8ins and his odd eating habits brought his weight down from 13st 12lbs to 9st at one point. Constantly on his guard against corpulence, he also had to live with a deformed foot. He took exercise with the same moderation he applied to his diet. He also helped the weight-loss along by wearing layers of woollen clothes to promote sweating. Mad, bad and fragrant to know…”
● “Newstead Abbey took up more time than I had budgeted for. I had then to decide between the mining museum at Pleasley Colliery and the FA Cup tie at Mansfield Town. Two hours later, having made a bad decision, I had acid reflux from an exceptionally poor burger and a dire goalless draw to show for it.”
These are taken from the Mansfield chapter of Towns of Two Halves, published in 2018. To buy a copy, email info@townsof2halves.co.uk.