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Melton Mowbray

Located in Melton District, Leicestershire Coordinates: 52°45′57″ N 0°53′13″ W

Melton Mowbray
David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
27,737
27.7K
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport31 km
BHX Birmingham Airport68 km

About Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a town. Location: Melton District, Leicestershire. Population: 27,737. Elevation: 79 m.

From Wikipedia

Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Leicester and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population of 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food"; it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the nearest market for most licensed producers of Stilton cheese.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Melton Mowbray

From Wikivoyage

Melton Mowbray, usually referred to locally as just Melton, is a market town in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is famous for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production. Melton Mowbray is also recognised as the "Rural Capital of Food".

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By car:

Melton Mowbray lies about 15 miles (25km) north-east of Leicester.

By train:

Train services are provided by East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry to 1 Melton Mowbray station (not to be confused with Melton in Suffolk) on the Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough line, with services about hourly in both directions (a bit more frequently during rush hours, and a very poor service on Sundays).

By bus:

Buses also arrive from Leicester, Oakham, Nottingham, Loughborough and Grantham. There are no buses in or out of Melton in the evenings or on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The main two bus companies are Arriva and Centerbus.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Melton Mowbray

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (64 mm)
Driest month
February (47 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Melton Mowbray
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)594751514960515958586164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Melton Mowbray

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 31 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 22 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 31 kmwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 68 kmsouthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 97 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 22 kmsouthwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Derby Population: 270.5K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 48 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Melton Mowbray

Within 100 km: 589 historic and cultural sites, 586 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Brown's Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Rutland Water Lake 19 kmSE
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 13 kmS
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 25 kmW

25–60 km316 places

  • Newark Island Island 35 kmN
  • Horninglow island Island 50 kmW
  • Park Island Island 44 kmE
  • Barton Island Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km917 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 90 kmE
  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 79 kmE
  • Don Island Island 80 kmNW
  • Heron Island Island 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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