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

Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Silk Mill Lane
Moorways Sports Village & Waterpark
Moor Lane, Allenton
Bluebells
Bluebells, Brunswood Farm, Locko Road

Pickford's House
41 Friar Gate

Derbyshire County Cricket Club
The County Ground, Nottingham Road

Go Ape Buxton
Buxton Country Park, Pooles Cavern

Great Northern Classics
274 – 278 Osmaston Road

Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Derby Arena
Royal Way, Pride Park

Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath

Chester Green
Chester Green

Clip 'n Climb Derby
Unit 12, Kingsway Park Close

BMX at Alvaston Park
Meadow Lane

Hickory Dickory's Playhouse
Unit C Kingsway Industrial Park, Kingsway Park Close

W.W. Winter
45 Midland Road

Megazone Derby
Willows Sports Centre, 1 Willow Row

Laser Quest Derby
Soccerdome, Derwent Parade, Pride Park

Freddy's Play Kingdom
50 Nottingham Road, Spondon

Elvaston Castle Country Park
Borrowash Road , Elvaston

Oxygen Freejumping Derby
Soccerdome Derby, Derwent Parade, Pride Park

Midland Railway Study Centre
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane

Derby Theatre
15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Allestree Park Derby
Allestree Park, Duffield Road

Derby Cathedral
18-19 Iron Gate
Events for Families

Celebrate Sadler Gate
28 Jun 2025 Cathedral Quarter Derby

Derbion Storytelling - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival
29 May 2025 - 30 May 2025 Derbion, London Road

The Princess Proms in Derby Cathedral
6 Sep 2025 Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate

Highland Cow Week
24 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025 Bluebells, Brunswood Farm, Locko Road

Elvaston Castle Food & Drink Festival
19 Jul 2025 - 20 Jul 2025 Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road , Elvaston

Cathedral Quarter Street Circus 2025
9 Aug 2025 Cathedral Quarter Derby

Bustler on the Road
23 Aug 2025 - 24 Aug 2025 Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road , Elvaston

Girlypop Fest
15 Jun 2025 Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road , Elvaston

The Big 1 2025
1 Jun 2025 Chaddesden Park, Chaddesden

Dog Lovers Festival 2025
1 Aug 2025 - 3 Aug 2025 Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road , Elvaston

Family Festivities 2025
6 Dec 2025 - 7 Dec 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

The Sadler Gate Spring Market
3 May 2025 Sadler Gate

Open House at Elvaston Castle
24 May 2025, 28 Jun 2025 Elvaston Castle Country Park, Borrowash Road , Elvaston

Derby’s Silk Mill Festival
7 Jun 2025 Derby Market Place

Bookworms: The Kids Takeover at Electric Daisy - Part of Summer Derby Book Festival
29 May 2025 Electric Daisy, 1 - 4 Bold Lane

Superhero Picnic
29 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2025 Allestree, Chaddesden & Darley Park

Dick Whittington
5 Dec 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park

Murder Mystery Experience
23 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2025

Derby Food & Music Fest
16 Aug 2025 - 17 Aug 2025 Derby Rugby Football Club, Haslams Lane, Darley Abbey

Spooktacular Children's Halloween Party
31 Oct 2025 Morley Hayes Hotel, Main Road

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8 May 2025 - 11 May 2025 Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter

Mamma Mia (PG) - Part of the Markeaton Park Outdoor Cinema Season 2025
1 Aug 2025 Markeaton Park, Markeaton Park

Wings and Wheels
17 May 2025 Cathedral Quarter Derby

The Great Bladini - Family Magic Show
26 Aug 2025 Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Silk Mill Lane
Family-friendly Places to Eat

Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,

The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Ln

Bluebell Tea Rooms
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road

Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Moor Road, Morley

Nando's Derbion
Level 3 Derbion

Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter

Lorentes Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar
118 Friar Gate

New Water Margin
72-74 Burton Road

Costa Coffee Derbion
Derbion

Nando's Market Place
15-16 Market Place

QUAD Café Bar
Market Place, Cathedral Quarter

Emily's Steakhouse and Seafood Restaurant
24 Monk Street North

Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
166 Swarkestone Road

Pizza Express Derbion
Level 3, Derbion

Mount Everest
165 London Road

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

Finale Thai Tapas and Dining
11 The Strand

Pizza Express Irongate
25 Irongate

Nixon Coffee
1 - 7 Abbey Street

Carluccio’s Derby
Level 2, Derbion

MoonSha
4 Friary Street

The Forge Black Rock Steakhouse
Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate

Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
Family Shopping
Accommodation

The Coach House Derby
185A Duffield Road

Nightingale Quarter
Hardwick House, Ha3 Bilsborrow Avenue

The Hotel at the Derby Conference Centre
London Road

Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club
Moor Road, Morley

Cotels@The Millhouse Serviced Apartments
Brook Street

Holiday Inn Derby Riverlights
Morledge

Leonardo Hotel Derby
Saint Alkmund's Way

Days Inn Donington - A50
Service Area, Welcome Break, J1, 2 A50

Ibis Budget Derby
Etwall Road, Willington

The Stay Company Friar Gate
63 Friar Gate

Bay Tree Apartments
Larges Street, Friar Gate

Pride Apartments
Boyer Court, 77 Boyer St

Holiday Inn Express Derby Pride Park
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park

Sublime Stays
Gower Street

The Stay Company Derby Central
7 Friar Gate

The Stay Company Lavender Row
10 Lavender Row, Darley Abbey

The Continental Hotel Derby
288 Burton Road

Premier Inn Derby City Centre
Full Street

The Stay Company Dalby House
100 Radbourne Street

Premier Inn Derby Riverlights
Morledge

The Stay Company Mill Street
3 Mill Street

Derby Mickleover BW Signature Collection by Best Western
Etwall Road, Mickleover

Morley Hayes Hotel
Morley Hayes Hotel, Main Road

The Farmhouse at Mackworth
60 Ashbourne Road
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