Melton Carnegie Museum

Fox hunting, Stilton cheese and pork pies, local history, sporting art and much, much more!

Melton Mowbray is a medieval market town, and was the only Leicestershire market recorded in the 1086 Domesday Survey.
Find out about the enthralling history of the town at the Melton Carnegie Museum, located in beautiful old Carnegie Library built in 1905. See the excellent permanent displays, interactive areas and seasonal exhibitions on all aspects of local history. See Events and Exhibitions for more information. Don't forget to walk the Melton Mowbray Heritage Trail as part of your visit!

Stilton Cheese and Pork Pies from Melton Mowbray are famous all around the world. Explore the history of these trades and others including saddlery and shoemaking and the impact they had on the town.

Go back even further in time to see how the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Normans, Tudors, Georgians and Victorians would have lived in the area. Or learn what happened to the borough throughout the war years.

We are currently developing a new Community Archive, a local history resource generated by people in the area. Taking Part is an oral history project all about sport. Melton Carnegie Museum also has an extensive library of literature on the subject of fox hunting.

We offer educational services for visitors and we invite schools and groups to contact us to plan a visit to the museum.