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Melton Mowbray
Town in Leicestershire, England

Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a market 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.

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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 nearest market for most licensed producers of Stilton cheese.

Get in

Getting to Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray lies about 15 miles (25km) north-east of Leicester. Train services are provided by East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry to

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    Melton Mowbray
See

Worth seeing

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    St Mary's Church

    The stonework in the lowest section of the tower, which has Norman windows, dates from 1170.

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    Burrough Hill
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    Twinlakes Theme Park

    Melton Spinney Rd (Use postcode LE13 1SQ in satnav then follow brown signs), info@twinlakespark.co.uk.

Eat

Where to eat

Tandoori Knights, 33 Burton Street,. Apurba, 38 Leicester Street,. The Jasmine House, 44 Sherrard Street,. Chinese restaurant. It is recommended and very popular at weekends. Some of the best places to eat out are the pubs in nearby villages, which often use locally sourced foods.

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    The Nags Head
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    The Crown Inn

    3 The Rose & Crown, 43 Bolton Lane (at Hose),.

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    The Golden Fleece

    77 Main Street (at South Croxton),.

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