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Short movies from Theodore Entertainment , many filmed entirely in the Derbyshire Peak District
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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.
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Why not book yourself a short holiday, escape the pressures of everyday life and spend some time recharging your batteries in Derby , Derbyshire or the Peak District. For the visitor, a wide range of accommodation is available in Derby, from 5 star hotels to excellent and friendly Guest Houses. 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 & Derbyshire Attractions |
Derby has much to attract the visitor with its excellent shopping facilities, the new Westfield Centre having been completed nearly a year ago and attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from both within asnd outside the county. The Cathedral Quarter is also a popular area with an upmarket mix of quality, independent niche retailers, cafes, restaurants and bars.
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.
The Roundhouse historic building, originally used for steam engine repairs, has been restored for use by Derby College and will open to new students in september 2009. This once-derelict grade II listed has undergone a pioneering transformation and the impressive new buildings complement the character of the original premises. See
www.derby-college.ac.uk/the-roundhouse
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
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Derby is split into 17 wards with some wards containing several areas of the city. The newest area is Heatherton Village which certainly is not a village, but merely the name given to a development which was built in the 1990s, comprising of typical modern estate housing and shops. It is basically an extension of Littleover sharing many common facilities. Oakwood was built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s and is one of the largest new housing estates in Europe bordering the suburb of Chaddesden
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Dates for the 2009 Calendar
Farmers Markets are held every third Thursday in each month throughout the year on the Market Place in Derby.
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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