Derby for Families
Derby is a Great Place to stay with a family, a great city experience with so much right on your doorstep for everyone to enjoy. You know how hard it can be to keep the whole family entertained. Well Derby has something for everyone! From free museums, top indoor shopping, cinemas, parks and lots of festivals . Derby is also a great family base for visiting the fantastic selection of national attractions on our doorstep.
Fun for the Kids

Moorways Sports Village & Waterpark
Moorways Sports Village & Waterpark, Moor Lane, Allenton

Derby Arena
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Derbyshire County Cricket Club
The Incora County Ground, Nottingham Road

Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath

Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Silk Mill Lane

Cinderella 2023
30 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

A Christmas Carol
8 Dec 2023 - 9 Dec 2023 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Mother Goose 2023
8 Dec 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Christmas Lights Switch On & Lantern Parade
2 Dec 2023 Derby Market Place

Twelve Birds of Christmas
16 Dec 2023 - 17 Dec 2023 Déda, Chapel Street

Northern Lights
9 Dec 2023 - 9 Jan 2024 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Naughty Meg and the Christmas Elves
14 Dec 2023 - 30 Dec 2023 Museum and Art Gallery on The Wardwick, The Strand

Allestree Park
Allestree Park, Duffield Road

The Cathedral Quarter Snow Globe
2 Dec 2023, 16 Dec 2023 Derby Market Place

The Cathedral Quarter Christmas Grotto
9 Dec 2023 - 22 Dec 2023 Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Tree of Light
6 Dec 2023 - 5 Jan 2024 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

There’s a Monster in Your Show
11 May 2024 - 12 May 2024 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Derby Theatre
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Messy Cathedral
10 Dec 2023 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

History Makers: Unfolded
30 Nov 2023 - 3 Mar 2024 Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand

Christmas Film - Elf
17 Dec 2023 Annie's Burger Shack Derby, Friary Street

Three Billy Goats Gruff
30 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Déda
Déda, Chapel Street

Christmas at Pickford’s House: Pinocchio
2 Dec 2023 Pickford's House, 41 Friar Gate
Places to Eat

Pieminister Derby
Pieminister Derby, 34 Victoria Street

Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,

The Forge Black Rock Steakhouse
Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate

Nando's Derbion
Level 3 Derbion

BEAN
Friar Gate Studios, Friar Gate

The Kitchen
47 Sadler Gate, Cathedral Quarter

Costa Coffee Derbion
Derbion

Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road

Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter

QUAD Café Bar
Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

New Water Margin
72-74 Burton Road

Carluccio’s Derby
Level 2, Derbion

Fahrenheit Grill & Bar at Genting Club
Morledge

T.G.I Friday's
Level 2, Derbion

Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
166 Swarkestone Road

Pizza Express Irongate
25 Irongate

Five Guys Derby
Level 2, Derbion

Finale Thai Tapas and Dining
11 The Strand

Nando's Market Place
15-16 Market Place

The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Déda café|bar
Chapel Street, Cathedral Quarter

Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter

Mount Everest
165 London Road

Wendy's Derby
Unit 2, College Park , Normanton Road
Accommodation

The Hotel at the Derby Conference Centre
London Road

Leonardo Hotel Derby
Saint Alkmund's Way

Holiday Inn Derby Riverlights
Morledge

The Coach House Derby
185A Duffield Road

The Stay Company Friar Gate
63 Friar Gate

The Stay Company Lavender Row
10 Lavender Row, Darley Abbey

Cathedral Quarter Hotel
16 St Mary's Gate

The Continental Hotel Derby
288 Burton Road

The Stay Company Derby Central
7 Friar Gate

Premier Inn Derby Riverlights
Morledge

Premier Inn Derby East
The Wyvern, Stanier Way

Pride Apartments
Boyer Court, 77 Boyer St

pentahotel Derby
Pride Park

SACO Derby - The Millhouse
The Millhouse, Brook Street

Sublime Stays
Gower Street

The Stay Company Mill Street
3 Mill Street

Bay Tree Apartments
Larges Street, Friar Gate

The Stay Company Dalby House
100 Radbourne Street

Holiday Inn Express Derby Pride Park
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park

Bay Tree Apartments St Marys Gate
25/26 St Marys Gate, Cathedral Quarter

Premier Inn Derby City Centre
Full Street

Bonehill Farm
Etwall Road, Mickleover

Hayeswood Lodge Luxury Accommodation'
Hayeswood Lodge, Common Lane, Stanley Common,

The Farmhouse at Mackworth
60 Ashbourne Road
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