Welcome to

Melton Carnegie Museum

Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 16:30
Mondays & Sundays: Closed
FREE Admission

Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1RB
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Welcome to Melton Museum in Thorpe End


Seasonal Opening Hours

The museum will be closed to the public from Sunday 22nd December and will re-open on Tuesday 21st January 2025.


Our Exhibitions

22 Feb - 21 Dec

Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden

Learn about the stories of the Parachute Regiment in Melton Mowbray and the wider area.

05 Oct 10:00 - 16:30 - 28 Jun

Villiers Revealed - Darling of the Stuart Court

Villiers Revealed - Darling of the Stuart Court

How a boy from rural Leicestershire rose to fame and fortune as the favourite of King James I.

About the Museum

Melton Museum traces the social and economic history of Melton and includes exhibitions on the town's world-renowned Stilton cheese and pork pie industries and the history of fox hunting.