HistoryFare Events

The Melton Mowbray Heritage Trail takes you on a journey of discovery looking at the town’s rich and fascinating history going back 100’s of years. [...]

The Victorian Era in British history began with major social and cultural challenges, but many positive reforms had occurred by the end of Queen Victoria’s [...]

The Melton Mowbray Navigation tour looks at the history of Melton's canal that was set up in 1791 by an Act of Parliament.  The Act [...]

During World War Two, Melton Mowbray became home to ‘Red Devils’ when hundreds of paratroopers made the town their home after returning to England from [...]

Join us for our May HistoryFare talk where we will explore the history of the 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment from its formation through to its [...]

The Melton Mowbray Navigation tour looks at the history of Melton's canal that was set up in 1791 by an Act of Parliament.  The Act [...]

The Melton Mowbray Navigation & River Eye tour looks at the history of Melton's canal that was set up in 1791 by an Act of [...]

Melton Mowbray is known for fox hunting and is linked to the origin of the phrase "painting the town red" from the 1830s, when the [...]

The Melton Mowbray Heritage Trail takes you on a journey of discovery looking at the town’s rich and fascinating history going back 100’s of years. [...]

The ‘Melton Mowbray Navigation Talk’ will be presented at St Johns' The Baptist Church, Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray on Friday 12th June at 7.30pm. The [...]