"Newark" Newark upon Trent by stefano99

Newark upon Trent Travel Guide: 33 reviews and 116 photos

Newark market

This photo shows the Saturday market.

Market days are:
Monday (except bank hols) - Antique, Craft and General Retail Market
Wednesday - General Retail Market
Thursday -Antique and Craft Market
Friday - General Retail Market
Saturday - General Retail Market
Sunday - Antique and Craft Market

The Old Bakery Tea Rooms

It's been a bakery for more than 100 years, and you can sometimes see the owner emerging from the kitchen with plates of fruit, cheese or cherry scones still warm from the oven. It's a traditional sort of place: flowers on the tables, embroidered linen, friendly welcome.

Newark Castle

Newark's castle is in the usual state for an English castle, although viewed from the west bank of the River Trent Newark Castle looks very impressive, but if you cross the river and enter the park that surrounds the castle you discover that the walls are just a facade. Only one and a half sides of the castle remain, but that does include the oldest part of the castle, a large gatehouse.

The castle was built in 1133 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, and it remained a seat of the Bishops of Lincoln until 1547 when King Henry VIII took it for the Crown. During the Civil War the castle became an important Royalist garrison, holding out against three long sieges in 1643, 1644 and 1646. On 5 May 1646 King Charles I was captured at nearby Southwell and ordered Newark to surrender. The Parliamentarians then destroyed the castle.

Last visit to Newark upon Trent: Jul 2004
Intro Written Oct 3, 2004
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Dogaressa72 Jan 9, 2009 at 5:09 AM

Newark Zizzi's branch is located in a lovely building, just in front of the castle. shame about the service, which, in my experience, is really slow. i am not sure that pizza tastes like in italy either...the base is really quite thin and crispy...
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iwys May 2, 2006 at 7:01 AM

Excellent page.
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craic Oct 3, 2004 at 11:42 AM

Sounds yummy!