Newark upon Trent Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Newark Castle ruin's looked well kept and looked after. They were set amongst nice garden's, and there was plenty of signposted information. It is thought, the Castle was originally a Saxon fortified manor house, founded by King Edward the Elder. From 1123-33, Bishop... 

 balhannah Says:  There is a story to the Ossington Coffee Place, which now is a Restaurant.This smart building was opened in 1882 by Viscountess Ossington as a temperance hotel, in the hope of tempting farmers away from the demon drink (alcohol). Since Newark was at the time the biggest... 

 balhannah Says:  Located in the large Market Place is this impressive civic building, built in 1774, in Georgian style.I was tricked when I first saw it, as on the front is the name "Butter Market."It has balustrade, urns, lion, unicorn and "Justice". 

 balhannah Says:  This Market Town was easy to walk around as it was all flat going.I found all type's of building's and Museum's here, like the once premises of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank. [photo 1] There were a lot more sturdy brick building's here, than I had seen else... 

 balhannah Says:  The Governor of Newark Castle, Sir Richard Willis, lived in this Tudor building during the Civil War. Prince Rupert had his famous quarrel with Charles I here in October 1645. The building is 16th century, and has been used as shop's for the last 100year's. 

 balhannah Says:  The historic building in my photo, is what used to be, "Ye Olde White Hart," a very important Inn during and after the Civil war, and the busiest coaching Inn in town in the 1830's. Originally a house called The White Hart, it dates from the 14th or early 15th century. The... 

 balhannah Says:  This Church is said to be one of the finest parish churches in Nottinghamshire. It is one of the largest churches in England, with a 252 ft west tower that can be seen from anywhere in Newark, so you know what to do if you get lost, head for the Tower! The spire dates from... 

 balhannah Says:  Guess what the Castle Barge is?The Castle Barge is Newark's famous floating pub!This old grain barge, built in 1923, was converted into its present form in 1980. Serves typical bar food daily although the range is small (small galley), it is reasonable value. It is open from... 

 balhannah Says:  This was our first stop in Newark, the Riverside Park located alongside the River Trent.A large park and display car-park was located here, and Toilet's. The park is a large lawned area, from where we had a great view of the Castle from the waterfront. This park is used for... 

 leics Says:  Strays is a rather good bookshop, and has a cafe attached.Long and thin, with newspapers available to read, it is clearly very popular with locals. There is a small courtyard area with tables (and a gazebo/tent thing too, because it is the UK and one can never be sure of the... 

 sourbugger Says:  My Grandfather was (I think I am right in saying this) a signalman in Newark during the Second world war. As such he no doubt had a very responsible job to manage the main line connecting Edinburgh to London and the local lines that stop closer to town at the 'Castle... 

 sourbugger Says:  Like most mid-sized town throughout England, there is a culture of heavy drinking on Friday and Saturday nights.Newark is no exception. It's not Mansfield (best avoided at all times) but the town centre is liberally packed with bars and pubs to keep the local populace... 

 leics Says:  The font in St Mary Magdalene is very odd.It dates originally from the 15th century (1400s) but was damaged during the English Civil War (1642-1649). In 1660 a local tailor, Nicholas Ridley, paid for it to be repaired.This resulted in the figures having their original 15th...