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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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Oaklands Country Lodges
Three beautifully styled and smartly furnished timber lodges surrounded by an acre of peaceful landscaped grounds with a wildlife pond and fine…
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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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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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Darleys
An award-winning restaurant with a beautiful waterfront location. Offering classic British and European dishes with a modern twist, within a 200-year…
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Derby Sales and Information Centre
Located at the Guildhall Theatre, it is the ideal place to start your visit to Derby.
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Angelo's at The Kings head
Fresh, authenic and relaxing Italian dining in the heart of Duffield. Offering a range of pasta, meat and vegetarian/vegan dishes all freshly…
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English Wine Project
If you’re a wine lover or simply looking for a beautiful place to spend a day, the English Wine Project Winery at Darley Abbey or Vineyard at…
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Pickford's House Museum
A museum of Georgian life and historic costume built in 1769 - 70, displaying period room settings and costume exhibitions
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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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The Joiners Arms
Homely pub serving a huge range of craft beers and gins and wood-fired pizza in old-timey surrounds.
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Markeaton Park
Markeaton Park is Derby’s most visited park and is one of the most popular attractions in the East Midlands
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Calke Abbey
Poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, Calke Abbey is unlike other great country estates.
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…
Events in Derby
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Outdoor Cinema at Calke Abbey
Experience four nights of open-air film screenings in the grounds of Calke Abbey this summer.
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Ockbrook & Borrowash Scarecrow Trail 2024
Follow the Olympic Scarecrow Trail around the two villages over a weekend
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Aston on Trent Well Dressings
Amazing pictures created from natural resources accompanied by a family-friendly festival weekend in the heart of the village.
Trails nearby
Derby Cycle Routes - Elvaston and Swarkestone
Two popular cycle routes starting from Derby city centre.
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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