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Derby

Derby is a city in Derbyshire, England. Purportedly the UK's most 'central' city and promoted as a base for exploring the Peak District, this city of 260,000 people (2021) also boasts modern shopping facilities and a number of visitor attractions in and around the surrounding area. Wikivoyage

Population 255,394 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Derby. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Derby Caribbean Carnival

    February – March

    A day of music, dance, and cultural celebration

    Official site

  2. Derby's Ethical Christmas Market

    November – December

    Derby Market Hall. Ethical Christmas shopping, with carefully curated stalls showcasing East Midlands small businesses.10.00 am - 8.00 pm

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Derby); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Derby 1000 m, Peartree 2.6 km, Spondon 4.5 km

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