BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59@historyfare.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T153000 DTSTAMP:20251001T154259Z URL:https://historyfare.co.uk/events/melton-mowbray-navigation-tour-2/ SUMMARY:Melton Mowbray Navigation Tour DESCRIPTION:The Melton Mowbray Navigation tour looks at the history of Melt on's canal that was set up in 1791 by an Act of Parliament. \;\n\nThe Act gave the Melton Mowbray Navigation Company of Proprieters powers to "m ake the rivers Wreake and Eye navigable for the carriage of coal\, stone\, lime\, limestone\, timber\, lead nd all kinds of merchandise".\n\nThe ide a behind Melton's Canal or the Melton Mowbray Navigation to give it its pr oper name was conceived during the height of England's canal building mani a in the 1700's.\n\nJust as the 1790s had seen national enthusiasm for can als\, the 1840s were to see the start of a national craze for railway-buil ding and the Syston-Peterborough railway came through Melton in 1848.\n\nT he introduction of the railways slowly saw a reduction in canal traffic an d the Melton Mowbray Navigation was officially closed by an Act of Abandon ment in 1877.\n\nOn this FREE* 2 hour guided walk on behalf of the \;M elton &\; Oakham Waterways Society we will follow the route of the old canal \; from Melton Mowbray's Burton End\, through the Town Park and across into Egerton Park and discover more about its history and some of t he characters involved.\n\n\nTours depart at 13:30Hrs from Council Offices \, Parkside\, Station Approach.\nDuration 120 minutes (2 Hours).\n\nTour g roup size – maximum 20.\n\n\nTo reserve your place\, click on the link a bove or emaill: meltonhistoryfare@gmail.com\n \;\n*FREE with the suppo rt of The National Lotteries Heritage Fund\n \;\n\n\nIs tipping includ ed and if not\, how much should I tip?\n\nTipping is an expected - though not compulsory - component of your tour program here in the United Kingdom \, and an expression of satisfaction with the guide who has assisted you o n your tour.\n\nTips are not included in the tour price however\, it is cu stomary to tip tour guides £2-£5 per tour\, though the amount is always at your discretion.\n\nAlthough it may not be customary to you\, it is of considerable significance to the people who will take care of you during y our travels. There are several times during the trip where there is opport unity to tip the local guides. You may do this individually\, or your guid e will offer to collect the money and tip as a group.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historyfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/202 5/08/basin.jpg LOCATION:Melton Mowbray\, Melton Borough Council Burton Street\, \, Melton Mowbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 1GH\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melton Borough Council Burt on Street\, \, Melton Mowbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 1GH\, United Kingdom ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Melton Mowbray:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR