Melton Mowbray Library and Adult Learning Centre

The library sits right in the heart of Melton Mowbray, a market town famous for its pork pies - which tells you something about the local priorities. This isn't a grand Victorian building or anything architectural to write home about. It's a proper working library that serves the community well, with a solid collection of books, computers, and a decent local studies section if you're interested in East Midlands history.

What makes it worth a visit during a caravan holiday at The Grange or Eye Kettleby Lakes is the Adult Learning Centre attached to it. If you're staying put for a few days and fancy a rainy-afternoon browse, the staff are helpful and the local reference material can reveal interesting bits about Melton's past. The building itself is functional rather than fancy, but that's fine - you're not here for Instagram moments.

It's genuinely useful if you've got kids needing activity during bad weather, or if you want to check your emails properly rather than wrestling with temperamental caravan WiFi. Free to enter, though they may charge for specific services. Allow an hour maximum unless you're genuinely researching something. Winter afternoons when the weather's grim make most sense for a visit. If you're camped within the 1.5-mile radius of the nearby parks, it's barely a walk away. Not essential to your trip, but a handy shelter and a proper cup of tea from the café.