Belvoir Castle & Melton Mowbray

Belvoir Castle & Melton Mowbray

Tuesday 27th May 2025

 

Includes Entrance to Castle & Grounds

£42.50pp

 

EB Deposit - £20pp - Final / full payment by at least 60 days prior.

 

Belvoir Castle’s history dates back to the eleventh century. It is the ancestral home of the Duke of Rutland, where the family have lived in an unbroken line for almost a thousand years. Crowning a hill, the Castle’s turrets and towers rise over the Vale of Belvoir like an illustration in a romantic fairy-tale. The name Belvoir – meaning ‘beautiful view’ in French, and pronounced today as ‘beaver’ – dates back to Norman times.

 

For lovers of the outdoors, there are many new walks through our formal gardens on the castle terrace and into the woodland through the Japanese, Duchess’s and Hermit’s gardens.  The Duke’s Walk is three miles and allows you to take in all the gardens with stunning views. It’s a very special place. Belvoir Castle isn’t just our ancestral home, it is also somewhere to come together and share celebrations. The castle and surrounding parkland play host to a range of country pursuits, corporate events and wedding parties, as well as featuring in films including the Da Vinci Code and Young Victoria. There’s truly something for everyone here.

 

Melton Mowbray.

In the north east of Leicestershire, discover a wealth of local produce in the regional food capital of Melton Mowbray.

Pork Pies and Stilton cheese are made here and at the heart of Melton’s appeal. English royalty’s association with Melton goes back to the 1100s and the town was at the centre of the Leicestershire Hunt, giving the county its mascot and symbol, the Leicestershire fox.

 

Estimated Timings

 

8:30 Depart after las pick up point.

 

10:15/30 - Belvoir Castle

 

13:45 - Depart to Melton Mowbray

14:15 - Melton Mowbray

 

16:30 - Depart Melton Mowbray

 

18:15 - Brackley to continue drop offs.