They finished 2021/22 on a high, and now Eddie Howe's Magpies are looking to start next term just as strongly after reporting back for pre-season training on Friday.
The likes of Bruno Guimarães, Fabian Schär, Kieran Trippier and new signing Nick Pope have been given a few extra days for their summer break after representing their countries, but Joelinton, Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Willock and Matt Targett were among the players bouncing back to Benton ready to get to work.
In the morning, the players were split into groups for testing both indoors and outdoors before the afternoon saw the group head onto the training pitches under the watchful eye of Howe and his staff - as well as club photographer Serena Taylor, who brought nufc.co.uk this gallery.