City breaks - About Derby

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There’s more to Derby than meets the eye and the fun all started several centuries ago.

Here’s a winning question for your next quiz night. Which town in England connects the mechanisation of the workplace and Bonnie Prince Charlie? Derby is the unlikely answer. As the technological revolution was gearing up to alter forever the face of Western society, the Young Pretender’s attempt to have such far-reaching influence came to a sad end in Derby (see City Secrets).

Derby’s top 10

1.   Silk Mill
2.   Derby Museum and Art Gallery
3.   Royal Crown Derby
4.   Derby Cathedral
5.   Pickford’s House Museum
6.   Pride Park Stadium
7.   Derby Playhouse
8.   Ghost tours
9.   Derby Arboretum
10. Real Ale Pubs (CAMRA beer festival)