{"product_id":"newark-by-heart","title":"Newark By Heart: Siege Silver, Castle Secrets \u0026 Honest Notes from the Town Everyone Drives Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost people only know Newark as a queue on the A46.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA castle wall out the side window. A spire over the rooftops. The Cattle Market roundabout. Then you're through and gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for the people who stopped. Or never left. Or left years ago and still read every post in the town groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's written by a Skeg lad who spent twenty-odd years going through Newark without ever stopping, until his wife's nan Pat put her coat on one Sunday and walked him round. She's lived here most of her life, she checked every chapter, and she has an opinion on all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/cart\/58153777463678:1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#7a3b22;color:#fff8ec;padding:14px 30px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.5px;\"\u003eGet Newark By Heart now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/newark-desc-spread-jb.jpg?v=1791196293\" alt=\"A two-page spread from Newark By Heart, chapter three, Too Many Peaches\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic;\"\u003eChapter three: King John's last night in Newark, and where to stand today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe castle, properly.\u003c\/strong\u003e King John's last night in October 1216, what the peaches story is and isn't, and the dungeons that are finally reopening. When the underground tours open, you get the updated chapter free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe siege town.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three sieges, silver cups cut into coins, and a self-guided walk to the Queen's Sconce and the old siege lines most people drive straight past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday, done right.\u003c\/strong\u003e Where to park, when the Market Place is at its best, the Buttermarket and the Town Hall, and the cobbles in the rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving with the A46.\u003c\/strong\u003e Honest timing for the Cattle Market roundabout and how locals plan their week round it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThinking of moving here?\u003c\/strong\u003e Northgate or Castle station, the train into King's Cross, the town centre flats, Balderton, Fernwood, Farndon and the villages, and an honest chapter on the Trent and flooding before you sign anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat's Newark.\u003c\/strong\u003e The outdoor pool, what's gone, what's coming back, and why she says everything good is either just closed or about to open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe spot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Castle, river and spire in one frame, at the right time, with nobody else about. Exact directions in the final chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/newark-desc-inside.jpg?v=1791195991\" alt=\"What's inside Newark By Heart\" style=\"max-width:520px;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree updates for life.\u003c\/strong\u003e Instant digital download, read it on your phone, tablet or computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewark has been the bit of the A46 everyone sits through for long enough. Stop here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/cart\/58153777463678:1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#7a3b22;color:#fff8ec;padding:14px 30px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.5px;\"\u003eDownload Newark By Heart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roots \u0026 Routes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58153777463678,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/newark-cover-jb.jpg?v=1791196292","url":"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/products\/newark-by-heart","provider":"Roots \u0026 Routes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}