1. Visit Derby
Facts & Quotes

2. “Derby has some
of the finest beers
Britain has to
offer…raise a glass
to the Real Ale
Capital”
Virgin Trains

3. “Derby combines
the charms of
traditional
architecture with
modern facilities”
Homes & Gardens

4. “Derby is a city
which is
increasingly
attractive as a
short break
destination”
Visit Britain

5. “Derby is the UK’s
most central city
and the diversity of
attractions, cultural
venues, open
parkland and
shopping cannot fail
to impress”
Euromax

6. “Derby Festé is
one of the most
exciting UK
festivals for
outdoor
performance”
The Guardian

7. “A city to be
proud of”
bmi baby

8. “One of the
world’s top ten
easy trips.”
Lonely Planet

9. “Perfect
Pub
Crawl”
Good Beer Guide 2011

10. “London has so far
failed in its attempts
to join the club
headed by Paris
Photo and the
recent FORMAT
Biennial in Derby”
Evening Standard

11. ‘Westfield Derby
ranked as the top
shopping
destination in the
East Midlands and
11th best in the
country’
Going Shopping 2011

12. “Most
Haunted city
in the UK”
Yahoo

13. “Real Ale
Capital of
Britain”
Annual Beer Census
2011

14. Derby is home to
a World Heritage
Site that includes
the world’s first
factory – The Silk
Mill
UNESCO

15. “Darley Park
Concert, the UK’s
biggest free
outdoor classical
concert”
Classic FM

16. ‘Derby Arboretum
was England’s first
public park’
BBC

17. “City of festivals”
Financial Times

18. “Derby, the
Crossroads of
history”
Independent