Melton Mowbray
The market town of Melton Mowbray is home to manufacturers, research and educational institutions of national importance. The town also has a long established association with foxhunting, pork pies and Stilton cheese, it is a popular and lively place to visit, especially on market days and has a rich and varied heritage. Melton`s history is still evident today if one looks above the modern shop frontages and at buildings such as the Anne of Cleves` House, a gift from King Henry VIII to his divorced wife in the mid-16th century. The cathedral-sized St Mary`s Church dates from 1170. Known as the stateliest and most impressive of all Leicestershire churches, its 100-foot tower dominates the town.
This church forms part of the Framland church trail along with 14 other churches in the `Framland area`. Copies of this leaflet are available from Melton Tourist Information Centre, Melton Mowbray. Outside the town, the Borough has a rural feel: its peaceful countryside rivalling the Cotswolds with rolling green hills, valleys, unspoilt villages, hamlets, gated roads and old village churches, constructed in mellow local ironstone. Melton Borough has benefited from the development of towns to the west, itself avoiding large scale industrial activity, resulting in an area with an attractive historical background.
Must see and do
- Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe and the Sausage Shop, Melton Mowbray
- Twinlakes Park, Melton Mowbray
- Melton Country Park and Visitor Centre, Melton Mowbray
- Burrough Hill Country Park, Melton Mowbray
- Belvoir Castle, Grantham
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