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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.

News

The new web site for the Melbourne Hotel is here.

The Parish Plan website is being constructed here:

www.melbourneparishplan.org.uk

Bebo site for Parish Plan

A website has been set up so that young people can get involved with the Parish Plan. It is here: www.bebo.com/parish-plan.

New local website

The Apollodurus Ensemble are a locally based classical string sextet. Their website is here. They will make their first performance at the 2008 Melbourne Festival.

Melbourne Parish Plan

There is an Open Day on Saturday June 7th at the Leisure Centre, 10.00-16.00. The poster shown below can be downloaded here.

An introduction to the Parish Plan can be found on the link at the 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.