The town is sometimes promoted as Britain’s “Rural Capital of Food”. Melton’s culinary specialities are Stilton cheese and the Melton Mowbray pork pie. It is also the location of one of six licensed makers of Stilton itself.
About Melton Mowbray
n and around Melton, there are 28 scheduled ancient monuments, some 705 buildings of special architectural or historical interest, 16 sites of special scientific interest, and several deserted village sites. Its industrial archaeology includes the Grantham Canal and remains of the Melton Mowbray Navigation. Windmill sites and signs of ironstone working and smelting suggest that the site was densely populated in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Many small communities existed and strategic points at Burrough Hill and Belvoir were fortified.
Regal Cinema
The town cinema, The Regal in King Street, occupies a purpose-built theatre complete with period interior design, sumptuous colours, winding staircases and fancy plasterwork. It re-opened in 2013 after refurbishment.
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St Mary’s Church dates mainly from the 13th–15th centuries. It has been described as “one of the finest parish churches in Leicestershire”.
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