Characterful Places

Hello Lovelies , 

as the weather warms up it's nice to have the odd weekday adventure with Mum.

It may take a while to get there, but it's always lovely to arrive somewhere different and be greeted with pretty old buildings..............

I loved the pan tiled roofs and little attic windows..........

We wander along and I make a mental note to stop at the pretty florist on the way back for some Daffodils......

It's always lovely to see traditional shops looking smart and well used..........

The pedestrianised streets are full of individual shops.......

Shall we walk through the pretty covered arcade........

Ahhhhhhhh, isn't it sweet :0)

At the end of it is this amazingly characterful building. You can read a bit about it HERE

It  looks out over the traditional market place, with its cobbled streets and interesting stalls......

On one side is the town hall which contains a small but interesting ( free) museum. It's on the second floor and I have to admit I was keen to visit mainly to see of there was a good view of the market place from up there.

And there was........

So much character...It's a shame the windows were dirty and the sky was cloudy....but it still looked lovely to me.

Inside the museum I found this amazing collection of dressing up clothes in the children's corner. All these outfits were beautifully handmade. The helpful attendant told us they were made by a volunteer........

This dress was my most favourite.......very Pride and Prejudice........The pretty details were perfect......

Made me wish I was young enough to have a fun dressing up game again.

There is another covered arcade in the same building , where we stopped for a little break......

The Lincolnshire Plum Bread was yummy  

and it was such a beautiful, calm and light filled space to sit and relax for a while.........

Back outside I spotted these wonderful vintage style dresses......a dressing up place for grown up girls ...

Tricky to photograph with all the reflections, but aren't they gorgeous

I didn't buy any of the practical stuff I normally get whenever we go to our usual market town, I was having too much fun exploring.....but I did get some sewing supplies from a nice market stall , for my latest  project :0)

 Oh, and from a charity shop in the first arcade I bought a sweet Devon Blueware jug....it will look nice on my dresser when I arrange it with Summery things...... 

It's a bit chipped and has a crack too, but I loved it's jolly spots so much I couldn't leave it behind.

 Newark-on-Trent is a great place to visit if you love a bit of period charm and character.  

It even has a lovely CASTLE with gardens and a riverside setting.........I'd love to go back and have a look around that one day too.

Jacquie x