Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire

The Story Behind the Image - Newark Castle

Did you know that there are three Newark Castles in Britain? No, nor did I. Two are in Scotland. There is a Newark Castle near Glasgow and another near St Monans in Fife. The third is in Nottinghamshire, on the River Trent.

I was staying with my family in a holiday cottage about 15 minutes away from Newark. We had had a long day touring historic sites in Nottinghamshire, but the weather hadn't been great. We got home, and I put my feet up with a sigh.

Then, without warning, the sky cleared and the late evening sun broke through the clouds. Within minutes the evening was transformed from dull, overcast conditions to glorious golden sunshine.

I took one look and my fatigue vanished. I threw my camera gear in my car and headed for Newark. I parked at the railway station and walked over the road to the riverbank. For the next 30 minutes, I photographed along the river, capturing the castle lit by wonderful warm sunlight. What an incredible sight!


Britain Express UK Image Shop

Our online shop offers canvas prints, framed prints, metal prints, acrylic prints, posters, iPhone cases, Galaxy cases, and greeting cards of UK scenes, specialising in historic sites and traditional locations around England, Scotland and Wales.

We've chosen Fine Art America to host our shop. FAA is the largest worldwide print-on-demand service and offers a wide variety of printed image products from 14 fulfilment centres in 5 different countries.

You can order in a wide variety of currencies (euros, Japenese yen, American, Canadian and Australian dollars), and products ship in 2-3 business days.