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  1. Melton Mowbray (/ ˈ m ɛ l t ən ˈ m oʊ b r i /) is a town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Leicester, and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Nottingham.

    • St Mary’s Church. The largest parish church in Leicestershire is also the finest. Inside, St Mary’s Church is almost entirely from the 13th and 14th centuries, while the Perpendicular Gothic exterior, clear by the castellations, broad clerestory windows and pinnacles, was completed in the 15th century.
    • Twinlakes Theme Park. This family-oriented theme park couldn’t be closer to Melton Mowbray and is all designed with younger children in mind. Twinlakes’ various zones have names like Excalibur Adventure, Xtreme Scream Park and Action USA, all found in 70 acres of lush countryside next to a pair of lakes.
    • Melton Carnegie Museum. Melton Mowbray’s town museum is in a former Carnegie Library, one of more than 2,500 that the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded worldwide at the turn of the 20th century.
    • Melton Heritage Trail. A jaunt around the town centre won’t take long, but there’s much to see with the help of a free app and a pdf map of the Melton Heritage Trail on the Go Leicestershire website.
  2. 3. Melton Carnegie Museum. 86. Speciality Museums. Housed in Melton's former Carnegie Library, the Museum opened in 1977. The galleries are on the ground floor, with collections from the Bronze Age to the Present Day on display. There is a small archive, a large room available to hire and a Changing Place toilet.

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  4. During that period, eleven Kings of England visited Melton Mowbray, most choosing to stay during their visit with the Lord of the Manor of Melton. The first King was Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) in 1194 followed by Kings John, Henry III, Edwards I, II & III, Henry IV & VI, Richard III and finally Henry VI in 1487.

  5. Melton Mowbray. Melton Mowbray, usually referred to locally as just Melton, is a market town in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is famous for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production. Melton Mowbray is also recognised as the "Rural Capital of Food".

  6. Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles north-east of Leicester, and 20 miles south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population of 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food"; it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the location of one ...

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