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Welcome to Derby
Dynamic yet compact, Derby is the ideal destination for a taste of friendly and cosmopolitan city life.
With everything from designer and mainstream shopping and mouth-watering international cuisine to live entertainment and real ale pubs, it's a great place for a city break.
Shop 'til you drop at the Derbion shopping centre, packed with more than 150 stores, including High Street favourites and designer and independent brands. Or head for the chic Cathedral Quarter to browse in designer boutiques and exclusive shops.
Sample the world on a plate at everything from award-winning restaurants to bijou tea rooms and cafés. If you have a taste for real ale, slake your thirst at more than 120 real ale pubs, three microbreweries and two annual CAMRA beer festivals.
See live entertainment ranging from music and comedy to musicals and drama at Derby Theatre, or for contemporary visual arts, film and media, head for cutting edge Derby QUAD.
Experience the excitement of live football or take a tour at the impressive Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County Football Club, or scare yourself silly on one of Derby's famous ghost walks, created by Most Haunted's Richard Felix.
If you're keen on culture, Derby Cathedral is worth a look. Boasting a long association with the Dukes of Devonshire, it includes a magnificent monument to Bess of Hardwick, and is now the unlikely home of a family of peregrine falcons!
Nearby Derby Museum and Art Gallery houses the largest collection of paintings by the city's 18th century landscape and portrait master Joseph Wright; the Silk Mill is home to the new Museum of Making; while a short distance from the city centre you can pay a visit to Royal Crown Derby, renowned for its luxury fine bone china, manufactured solely in England.
In The Area
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University of Derby
This site offers a number of fantastic facilities including; a general shop, a book shop, an on-site hairdresser and a really good choice of cafes…
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Calke Abbey
Poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, Calke Abbey is unlike other great country estates.
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Denby Pottery Village
Open all year round, Denby Pottery Village is next to the working Denby Pottery, set in a cobbled courtyard with award winning Home, Garden, Cookery…
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Bluebell Dairy
A family farm with calves, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, a pony, a donkey and guinea pigs for everyone to come and meet.
River Derwent
The River Derwent is 66 miles long and full of history- this river was once highly important to the Industrial Revolution.
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Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
We are proud to offer a range of the finest home produced foods, with an in-house butchery and bakery as well as our very popular cafe and shop.
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Nether Burrows Farm
Nether Burrows Farm is the perfect secluded rural Derbyshire Peak District setting to relax and enjoy the company of those around you.
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Elvaston Castle Country Park
Elvaston Castle Country Park is truly magical and steeped in history. Its formal gardens and wider parkland still inspire and surprise today.
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Derby Arboretum
Derby Arboretum is famous for being Britain's first public park. Situated just outside the city it's picturesque oasis with a fine collection of…
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QUAD Cinema
Art Gallery QUAD is a gallery, cinema, cafe bar and workshop where there is always lots to see and do.
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Derby Cathedral
Come and appreciate the calm of this place of worship. A building of light, sanctuary, beauty and innovation which holds important monuments of…
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Kedleston Hall
Take a trip back in time to the 1760s at this spectacular Neo-classical mansion, framed by historic parkland.
Our Great Itineraries
City Heritage, Culture and Cocktails!
Visit Derby, the UK’s most central city, with a rich history of creativity and making, a busy cultural calendar, a varied shopping offer and the…
A cultural short break in Derby and the Peak…
In the Centre of it All, experience a blend of the vibrant Derby City and the beautifully charming Peak District in this two-day itinerary.
Experiences in Derby
Experiences
Challenge Hikes in the Peak District with…
Challenging guided hikes across the Edale Skyline, the Great Ridge, Nine Edges and the Derbyshire Three Peaks, led by a qualified Mountain Leader.…
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Events in Derby
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Best Pumpkin Picking in Derby at Bluebell Dairy
The best day out for pumpkin picking in Derby this autumn!
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows at Derby Museum
Celebrate one of Britain’s best artists, Joseph Wright ‘of Derby’
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Shardlow Inland Port Festival-Heritage Open Days
A weekend of family fun and entertainment featuring a “Floating Market” and Historic Working Boats, market stalls, live music, fairground…
Trails nearby
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Derby Cycle Routes - Elvaston and Swarkestone
Two popular cycle routes starting from Derby city centre.
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Derby Heritage Walk
Discover the southern gateway to the Derwent Valley Milld World Heritage Site.
Villages nearby
Breadsall
A picturesque old village on the outskirts of Derby, surrounded by woodland and steeped in history.
Swarkestone
An important crossing point of the River Trent, marked by the handsome river bridge of 1797, known as Swarkestone Bridge; this is the longest stone bridge in England.
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