There are a whole host of events taking place across the District of Newark and Sherwood. These are available below on our events calendar.
Every Saturday at 1.30pm Join the National Civil War for two fascinating walking tours (alternating weekly) which take you to the hidden historical areas of Newark: Besieged (but never beaten) […]
In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. And what’s the play about? Well – Duke Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but she won’t have anything to do with suitors. Viola is shipwrecked and believes her twin brother Sebastian to […]
Sip your way through the centuries at our Time Travelling Teas! Join the Nineteen20 Cafe for a gastronomic guide to the history of teatime, trying out the tastes of times gone by with expert guest speakers who’ll talk you through the foodie fashions of the past. Make sure to book your place as they’re sure […]
Come and visit the Newark's Georgian Town Hall, one of the town's most beautiful buildings where you can learn about two 19th century innovative sons of Newark whose lives can be traced within these walls. The Spotlight Gallery will host the story of ‘Astounding Inventions’ created by William Newzam Nicholson, Engineer, Mayor, MP for Newark […]
Discover more about the CWGC and those they commemorate. You will learn about the history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and about the heroic actions and self-sacrifice of some of our casualties buried in the cemetery. Newark Cemetery was constructed in 1856 both as a final resting place for the dead and as a […]
Take a Saturday tour of Southwell Minster with one of their friendly and knowledgeable guides and explore 1,000 years of history. This fully accessible tour will take in all areas of the Minster, including our glorious Chapter House which has undergone significant conservation work (thanks to a £2.2m National Lottery Heritage Funded project) and reopened […]
A visual walk around Newark’s places and past through ten exceptional works. This display, specially curated for Heritage Open Days, will focus on a selection of views of Newark, some lost forever, some familiar but forever changed. A unique chance to discover artworks, rarely on public display, which have been selected from the National Civil […]
Every Saturday at 1.30pm Join the National Civil War for two fascinating walking tours (alternating weekly) which take you to the hidden historical areas of Newark: Besieged (but never beaten) Fortnightly from 2nd April Discover Newark’s crucial role in the English Civil Wars and explore some of the town’s highlights. Newark Through Time Fortnightly from […]
See a historic railway signal box and try your hand on the levers. Learn what a signal box is for, and what the signalman did. There will also be a photo exhibition for Heritage Open Days A signalman was a responsible job with a huge safety role. Between the wars, there were around 15,000 signal […]
Kevin Winter will lead a Civil War tour of Newark. Explore some of the places that were at the heart of key events, ending at the Queens Sconce. The tour will begin at the bandstand in Newark Castle, where the reason Newark became known as 'The Key to the North' can be seen. We will […]