Derby - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast


Derby - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast are listed below.

Museums / Art Galleries in or near Derby

Derby Museum & Art Gallery

The Strand, Derby, Derbyshire
The Derby Museum & Art Gallery, opened in 1879, houses the internationally important collection of major paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97). Also on display... more

Donington Grand Prix Collection

Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire
Donington Grand Prix Collection is the world´s largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars with over 130 cars within five halls. The collection covers nearly 100... more

Pickfords House Museum

41 Friar Gate, Derby, Derbyshire
A fine Georgian town house built in 1770 by local architect, Joseph Pickford, as his home. Displays include period rooms circa 1800, historic costume and an... more

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby, Derbyshire
The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of one of Britain´s oldest factories. Displays feature local industries, such as mining, pottery, railway engineering and Rolls... more



Historic Houses in or near Derby

Calke Abbey

¸ The National Trust Photo Library

Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire
Calke Abbey is a baroque mansion, built in the early 18th century for Sir John Harpur, has stood still since the 1920s. It contains the family´s... more

Kedleston Hall

¸ The National Trust Photo Library

Derby, Derbyshire
Kedleston Hall is a classical Palladian mansion built in the mid-18th century for the Curzon family. The house has the most complete sequence of Robert Adam... more



Gardens in or near Derby

Kedleston Hall

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Derby, Derbyshire
Kedleston Hall´s pleasure grounds and landscaped park were laid out by the 1st Lord Scarsdale, with designs and buildings by Robert Adam. A feature is the... more



Attractions in or near Derby

Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre

194 Osmaston Road, Derby, Derbyshire
The Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre, is housed at the present factory which was established in 1878. The business can trace its origins to the original... more