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:92@historyfare.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T160000 DTSTAMP:20260111T153534Z URL:https://historyfare.co.uk/events/victorian-melton-3/ SUMMARY:Victorian Melton DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe Victorian Era in British history began with major s ocial and cultural challenges\, but many positive reforms had occurred by the end of Queen Victoria’s reign.\n\nDuring the Victorian era\, Melton experienced significant growth and prosperity. The population significantl y increased from approximately five hundred in 1840 to several thousand by 1901\, a development attributed both to the introduction of the railway a nd to expanding employment opportunities within the equine industry and re lated trades.\n\n\n\n\n\nDURATION\n\n120 minutes (2 Hours)\n\nMEETING LOCA TION\n\nMilitary Working Dogs memorials outside Melton Borough Council\, P arkside\, Station Approach\, Melton Mowbray\, LE13 1GH\n\nFINISH LOCATION\ n\nThe Market Square.\n\nMAX GROUP SIZE\n\n20\n\nWHEEL CHAIR ACCESSIBLE\n\ nYes\n\nASSISTANCE DOGS\n\nAssistance dogs as well as well behaved pets ar e welcome on the tours.\n\nWHAT’S INCLUDED?\n\n Professional Guide\n W alking tour through the historic market town of Melton Mowbray\, visiting key locations associated with the towns rich and diverse history.\n Disco unt Vouchers for local café’s &\; businesses \;\n\nWHAT’S NOT INCLUDED\n\n Gratuities\n Water\n\nWHAT TO BRING\n\n Comfortable walkin g shoes\n Wet weather clothing/umbrellas\n\nCANCELLATION POLICY\n\nCancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund or a voucher for a fut ure tour. We know that plans can sometimes change and that’s why we offe r a generous cancellation policy.\n\n\n\n\nTOUR OVERVIEW\n\nAs part of thi s Victorian Melton tour\, we will look at the transport system when Melton became a key staging post on the Mail Coach routes such as the Leeds to L ondon route along with many others. \; The introduction of the Syston &\; Peterborough Railway had a big impact on the town\, especially the Melton Mowbray Navigation Company.\n\nIt was these routes that helped with the expansion of the pork pie and stilton cheese industry. We will also l ook at Victorian jobs such as chimney sweeps\, child labour and lamp light ers.\n\nThe Melton Mowbray Town Estate played a significant role in provid ing town lighting and a fire engine.\n\nWe will also discuss how Melton Mo wbray marked Queen Victoria and Prince Alberts visit to the town in Decemb er 1843 and how Melton celebrated Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 188 7.\n\nBOOK WITH CONFIDENCE\n\nExplore in confidence with HistoryFare.\n\nB ook directly with HistoryFare to get the best price on our tours. \; I f you find it cheaper within 3 days of booking\, we’ll refund the differ ence.\n\nIMPORTANT\n\nWhilst we do accept walk-up participants\, HistoryFa re Tours regularly sell out. To avoid missing out and to get your preferre d choice of tour date\, we highly recommend booking now.\n\nHistoryFare’ s Accessibility Promise\n\nHistoryFare is committed to making travel more inclusive for everyone. Clear\, honest information about accessibility is provided wherever required.\n\nThe guided walks are designed to provide a step free access or alternative locations to ensure all points of interest can be enjoyed by all wherever possible.\n\nParking facilities\, step-fre e access\, senior-friendly routes\, and accessible attractions are all tak en into consideration when developing a HistoryFare guided tour.\n\nWe lis ten to customers feedback and continuously improve our services to better serve all travellers. If you have a question about accessibility issues\, then please get in touch to see how we can help.\n\nMOBILITY HIRE\n\nIf yo u need to hire a mobility scooter or a wheel chair to enable you to access HistoryFare Tours\, these are available for hire from \;ShopMobility Melton Mowbray\, subject to a small hire charge and availability. Please v isit their website for contact details.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historyfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/202 5/09/20250901_183804.jpg CATEGORIES:Guided Tour,Local History,Melton Mowbray,Walking Tour 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:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR