The town is known for its impressive castle, stunning architecture and museums
A Nottinghamshire man has created an interactive map of his market town to share all of the lesser-known historic sights and hidden gems. Newark on Trent is a popular market town, known for its impressive castle, stunning architecture and museums, such as the National Civil War Centre and the Newark Air Museum.
"I wanted to create a place of positivity for people to share the beauty of our town we all know too well that social media can be a pit of negativity, so I wanted to create a space for the positives it's gone from strength to strength and we're now up to 9.5k members."The popular Facebook group is "a place of positivity for people to share the beauty of our town.
Dave added: "I've added layers for various things, such as religious buildings, local village history and even pre-history points. Some may not know but there is evidence of human activity in Newark going back 15,000 years."
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