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Melbourne is a small and attractive Georgian market town in a delightful part of South Derbyshire, England. It is about eight miles south of Derby and two miles from the River Trent. It contains a good range of shops, pubs and restaurants for the tourist.

There are many pleasant places to stroll in the town and the surrounding rolling countryside.

Melbourne Parish Church has been described as a "cathedral in miniature". Melbourne Hall is open in August to the public and its gardens are open from April to September.

Calke Abbey and Staunton Harold Hall are within 3 miles of the town. The nearby villages of Ticknall, Swarkestone, Stanton-by-Bridge, Kings Newton, and Breedon-on-the-hill are also well-worth visiting.

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Melbourne Parish Plan

An introduction to the Parish Plan has been added. See tab left.

Demand's "peacefulnight" e-petition (to restrict night flying at EMA) can be signed here:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/peacefulnight/

Tourist info/Accommodation section updated (20/03/2008)

Melbourne Fun Run

The first Melbourne Fun Run took place on April 20 2008. The website can be found here.

Melbourne's Poppy Wood, Breach Lane, opened Saturday November 17. See National Forest link on the left.

Melbourne panorama
Anthony Freeman of Origin Design has produced two brilliant panoramas of Melbourne from the top of the Parish Church. The first one can be found here. There is a link to the other on the Origin homepage.

The Melbourne Historical Research Group has launched a CD-ROM version of the 1882 OS map. Visit their site for details.

Click here for details.