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Newark-on-Trent
stands on the banks of the River Trent.
This picturesque market town has a long history.
Newark Castle has had a major influence on the town. A castle
was first built here in 1068 but the current ruins (representing
only 20% of the original building) date from the 12th century. The
grounds were landscaped in 1887, with the ruined castle as
a romantic backdrop. This magnificent site (open from 9.00
am - dusk with free admission) is often used as a venue for
concerts and festivals.
Newark's
wide market place is overlooked by its elegant Georgian Town
Hall and the cathedral-like St Mary Magdalene, the finest
parish church in Nottinghamshire. A farmer's market is held
in the town on the fourth Thursday of every month.
In recent
years Newark has become famous for its six annual antiques
fair, held in the Newark County Showground.
Places
of interest in the town include the Millgate Museum and Newark
Town Treasures & Spotlight Art Gallery. Nearby attractions
include the Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum at Winthorpe,
the Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls & Bygone Childhood and the
Laxton Heritage Museum and Laxton Visitor Centre.
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Location
Map of Newark-on-Trent |
What
To See -
Newark-on-Trent Tourist Attractions
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 Newark
Castle
Castle Gate Newark Nottinghamshire NG24 1BG |
Became a fortified
castle in the 12th century, restored and rebuilt in the 13th
century as a fortified mansion. Henry VIII took the
castle and it remained in royal hands. In the Civil War it was
besieged by the Parliamentarians, and it was subsequently
dismantled and by 1649 a ruin. 
Open: daily Castle by Guided tour only Tel: 07971
486324 
Grounds
free of charge |
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St
Mary Magdalene
Market Place, Newark NG24 1PY |
The cathedral-like
St Mary Magdalene is the finest parish church in Nottinghamshire. One
of the largest churches in England, its 252 ft west tower dominates
the market square and can be seen from miles. The spire dates
from 1230, while the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 14th
and 15th centuries. Collection of silver plate, coffee shop
and bookshop.
Open: 08:30-12:30 and 13:30-16:00, Mon-Sat, plus Sun
afternoon.Tel: 01636 706473 |
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Millgate
Museum Navigation House
48 Millgate Newark NG24 4TS |
In a former
Victorian oil seed mill and warehouse, a picturesque setting
on the banks of the Trent. The museum illustrates the agricultural,
industrial, social and domestic life of Newark from the 19th
century to the 1950's. Features a printer and bookbinder at
work and a recreated pre-war cobbled street with a tobacconist,
baker and pharmacy and domestic interiors. Temporary exhibitions
by local artists.Linked to Newark Castle by a riverside walk.
Open: Tue-Sun and Bank Holidays: 10:30-16:30 (last admission
16:00) Closed 25-26 Dec and 1 Jan.Tel: 01636 655 730 |
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Newark
Town Treasures & Spotlight Art Gallery
Newark Town Hall, Newark NG24 1DU |
The Grade
I listed Georgian Town Hall was erected in 1776, in 1999 the
Town Hall opened as a museum. Collections represent 400 years
of local government in Newark, paintings, furniture, ceremonial
silver and civic gifts. Rooms open include the Mayor's Parlour
and the Ballroom. Spotlight Gallery has a programme of temporary
exhibitions by local artists and groups.
Open: Mon-Fri: 11:00-16:00 and Sat 12:00-16:00. Closed
Bank Holidays Tel: 01636 680333 |
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Newark
Museum
Appletongate, Newark NG24 1JY |
Tells the
story of Newark's early history and its role in the Civil War
in the 17th century.
Open: Now closed.Tel: 01636 655740 |
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Newark
(Notts & Lincs) Air Museum
The Airfield, Winthorpe, Newark NG24 2NY |
Located
at the former World War II airfield at Winthorpe, the largest
volunteer-managed aviation museum in the UK. 70 aircraft and
cockpit sections from the history of aviation. Transport, training
and reconnaisance aircraft, helicopters and a range of jet fighters
and bombers. Collection of aero engines, displays on the history
of RAF Winthorpe, small artefact and photography displays. Shop.
Open: Mar-Oct: 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb: 10:00-16:00 Closed
24-26 Dec and 1 Jan Tel: 01636 707170 |
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The
Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls & Bygone Childhood
The Old Rectory, Great North Road (A1), Cromwell, near Newark
NG23 6JE |
In a late-17th
century Dower house and former rectory, this museum has a collection
of dolls, toys and costumes from the 18th century to the present
day. Dolls' houses, prams, books, games, railway models, christening
robes and various domestic artifacts. Vina Cooke's handmade
character and portrait dolls are also on display. Dolls' Hospital.
Open: daily 10.30 am - 5.00 Please telephone before visiting
Tel: 01636 821364 |
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Walks
of Life Heritage Centre 33
Lincoln Road, Tuxford, Newark NG22 0HR |
North of
Newark on the A1 A small museum witha unique collection of old
trade handcarts. Exhibits include a knifegrinder's cart, milk
cart, East End costermonger's barrow and an undertaker's bier.
Open: Apr-Oct: Wed, Sun and Bank Holidays,14:00-18:00
Tel: 01777 870427 |
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Besthorpe
Nature Reserve Besthorpe
Village |
From the
Newark to Gainsborough road ,A1133, take the southern of two
turns into Besthorpe Village. Car park and entrance to reserve
at the end of Trent Lane. The 86 hectare reserve is on the site
of gravel workings on the east bank of the River Trent. 2 areas:
Besthorpe North, to the north of Trent Lane, and Besthorpe South,
to the south. Besthorpe has open water, reed beds and important
grassland - ideal habitat for a range of birds including the
sedge warbler, willow warbler and whitethroat, wildlife such
as crested newts and wild plants including orchids.
Open: daily.Tel: 0115 958 8242 |
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Where
To Stay in Newark-on-Trent
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Guest
Houses, Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Other Hotels
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A1 Southbound North Muskham Newark NG23 6HT
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Around
The Newark-on-Trent Area
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Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Southwell (6.11 miles) Laxton (9.46 miles) Bingham (10.81 miles) Ollerton (12.32 miles) Radcliffe-on-Trent (13.13 miles) Grantham (13.17 miles) Edwinstowe (13.45 miles) Arnold (14.29 miles) Ravenshead (14.89 miles) Lincoln (15.39 miles) Nottingham (16.46 miles) |
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