Derby Accommodation and Information Guide - Guide to the City of Derby in Derbyshire
Welcome to Derby Accommodation and Information Guide - A tourist and local information guide to the City of Derby in Derbyshire including accommodation in Derby, Derby hotels, Derby business, attractions in Derby, local events, Derby people, recreation, sport, Derby university life and Derby photographs.
Derby is the UK's most central city benefiting from the best of both worlds - a great cultural base situated in the East Midlands on the edge of the Peak District National park.
See Derby Accommodation for availability in Derby City Centre.
For accommodation throughout Derbyshire and the Peak District See Derbyshire & Peak District Accommodation
Wherever you choose to stay you can be sure of a warm welcome and great service.
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Derby has musuems, galleries and has a growing reputation on the national cultural scene. The Derby Art Gallery contains a brilliant collection of paintings by the Derby born Joseph Wright. The Derby Quad opposite Derby Council House has now opened and provides Derby with a building where audiences and users can participate and engage in a variety of art forms. The new cinema in the Westfield Centre opened in Summer 2008 and has
12 screens, providing 2,600 seats.
Another new development is the
Riverlights complex which includes the new bus
station, 150 apartments, and up to
160,000 sq ft of commercial leisure space with
hotels, shops, bars and restaurants.More information at Derby Cityscape
For attractions in Derby from parks to museums see Derby Attractions
For Places to visit in Derbyshire and the Peak District See Derbyshire and Peak District Attractions
Many visitors both English and from abroad come to the Derbyshire Peak District to visit the locations of the many costume dramas, block busters and other films made in the region. See Derbyshire and Peak District films and film locations
Dates for the 2009 Calendar
Farmers Markets are held every third Thursday in each month throughout the year on the Market Place in Derby.
The Continental Markets this year will be held on the Corn Market from 4 to 7 September and 23 to 26 October.
For various events throughout Derby , Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park see the Events Calendar
See ArtsDerbyshire for Arts events and information in Derbyshire
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