This blog explores the earliest history of the Newark Castle site, why this location was chosen and what existed here before the Castle we recognise today. It sets the scene for understanding how the site evolved over time.

This week, Barry climbs the scaffolding to get up close to the painstaking work of many generations of masons. Find out about eroded carvings, cracks in the stonework and the materials chosen to sensitively conserve and repair centuries-old features.

The Gatehouse Project will reinstate the original entrance of Newark Castle. Barry explores the grand sense of arrival experienced by visitors 900 years ago.

A first look behind the hoardings as local writer Barry Richardson returns to hard hat and hi‑viz to explore the conservation and reimagining of Newark Castle’s Gatehouse.