HistoryFare Events

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 [...]

For July's HistoryFare talk, guest speaker Trevor Sharpe will be joining us to discuss Operation Bolero. Bolero was the United States military's 1942 build up [...]

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. [...]

Melton Mowbray’s history can be traced back for at least 1,500 years dating back to  the Saxon period if not before.  The town was important [...]

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 [...]