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Newark and Sherwood
District Council
Kelham Hall
Kelham
Newark
Notts
NG23 5QX
Tel: 01636 650000
Minicom: 01636 655960
Fax: 01636 655229
email: corporate@nsdc.info

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Newark TIC
Newark pictures

Welcome to Newark and Sherwood, the home of Robin Hood.
Visit our friendly and helpful staff at the Newark Tourist Information Centre, in the grounds of Newark castle.  We can provide all the information you need when visiting Newark, Sherwood Forest and the surrounding area.
 

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At Newark TIC we offer

  • Advice on local Accommodation and can book accommodation locally and nationally through our Book a Bed Ahead Service
  • Information on What to See and Where to Eat within the district
  • Information on local Museums and Exhibition Centres
  • UK Holiday Information - we have brochures for destinations and attractions all over the UK
  • Theatre Booking for the Robin Hood Theatre performances. For the Palace Theatre, Newark please visit Palace Theatre Booking 
  • Other ticket sales - Shakespeare at Newark Castle, Newark Jazz Festival performances, Nottinghamshire County Show and many more local events
  • Tickets for guided tours of Newark Castle
  • Our What's on Guide , the At Your Leisure Guide, gives full information of upcoming events in the district.  We also produce a weekly listing of local events
  • Public transport information including bus and rail timetables
  • Newark Town Trail leaflets: The Civil War Trail, The Malting and Brewing Trail,  the Medieval Timber Frame Buildings Trail, the Historic Riverside Trail Part I, the Georgian Buildings Trail and the newly published Art Deco Trail 
  • Walkabout tour of Newark on Trent leaflet, detailing the main attractions of the town.  This leaflet is also available in French, Spanish, Polish and German
  • Information on walking and cycling routes in the area 
  • Extensive local information (such as Where to park, shopping, local markets, Farmers' Markets, and antiques fairs, centres and shops)
  • Original souvenirs, local interest books, publications, guidebooks, maps and postcards. Publications are on sale in the Centre, and also available online from www.nottinghambooks.co.uk

Nottinghamshire Community Archaeology Team presents:

Time Travel Trent Vale
Newark Castle Grounds, NG24 1BG
Saturday 31 July 10 am - 4 pm

Time travel with us and see history brought to life before your eyes....

  • Take a tour of the dungeons and risk an encounter with the torturer!
  • Re enactors from throughout history will delight every generation
  • Dynamic clashes between knights of old will thrill and excite

Also including stalls, displays, musician, crafts, children's activities and more!

Free admission

To find out more call 0115 977 2160

See our Whats On pages for details of more events to look forward to in the Newark area

Location of Newark Tourist Information Centre
Location map of Newark TIC

Newark Tourist Information Centre
The Gilstrap Centre
Castlegate
Newark
NG24 1BG

Tel: 01636 655765
Fax: 01636 655767
Email: newarktic@nsdc.info

Key Local Attractions Include

Try out our 10 Free Things To Do in Newark and Sherwood

We are open seven days a week excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
We are open from 10am until 1pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

  • 1 October to 31 March open from 9am until 4pm
  • 1 April to 30 September open from 10am until 5pm