Sconce and Devon Park

It is the location of Queen's sconce, an earthwork fortification that was built in 1646 during the First English Civil War, to protect the garrison of King Charles I based at Newark Castle.

The park has a visitor centre, local nature reserve and it is part of a civil war trail through the town.

There are large areas of open grass and woodlands which includes Devon Pastures Local Nature Reserve, a children's play area, a civil war trail, a cafe, a football centre with 2 adult and 4 mini-soccer pitches, a park ranger service, a fitness trail, a wildlife pond, a parkrun takes place every Saturday morning at 9am, and there is a junior parkrun every Sunday at 9am.

[2] Held by the Royalists, Newark-on-Trent played a major role in the First English Civil War, located on the last crossing point of the River Trent and at the intersection of the Great North Road and Fosse Way it was strategically important.

The Sconce is one of the few forts that still survive and was only left untouched because the victorious Parliamentary army fled because of fears of the plague.