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Derby
Located west of Nottingham and south of the Peak District, Derby is a bustling city that is dominated by its cathedral tower.
Practical information
Derby Tourist Information Centre
Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby
Tel (01332) 255802
Website www.visitderby.co.uk
Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-2.30pm
Coming & going
National Express has coaches to Derby from Bakewell, Birmingham, Buxton, Leeds, Leicester, London and Nottingham. Coaches stop at Morledge Bus Station. Trent Barton operates buses from Derby to Burton-on-Trent, Buxton, Manchester and Nottingham.
East Midlands Trains have trains to Crewe, Leicester, London (St Pancras), Matlock, Nottingham and Sheffield. CrossCountry Trains have trains to Birmingham, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oxford, Penzance and York.
The Derbyshire Wayfarer pass allows one day's virtually unlimited bus and train travel throughout Derbyshire and includes travel to the following cities in neighbouring counties: Burton-on-Trent, Leek, Macclesfield, Sheffield and Uttoxeter. The pass costs £8.60 and is available from bus and train stations and the tourist information centre.
Local transport
Although the city centre is compact enough to walk around there is a good local bus network that is run by Arriva and Trent Barton.
Hostel accommodation
East Midlands Hotel - Travellers' Hostel
100A Douglas Street, Derby, DE23 8LJ
Tel (01332) 233192
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Derby Cathedral
Derby Cathedral's medieval tower dominates the city centre.
18-19 Iron Gate, Derby
Tel (01332) 341201
Website www.derbycathedral.org
Admission free
Open 8.30am-6pm daily
Derby City Museum & Art Gallery
This museum features displays relating to natural history and local history and its art exhibits include a collection of Joseph Wright oil paintings.
The Strand, Derby
Tel (01332) 716659
Website www.derby.gov.uk/museums
Admission free
Open Mon 11am-5pm, Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm
Derby Industrial Museum
This excellent museum has exhibits about coal mining, the development of the railways and Rolls-Royce aero-engines.
Full Street, Derby
Tel (01332) 255308
Website www.derby.gov.uk/museums
Admission free
Open Mon 11am-5pm, Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2pm-5pm
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