Derby City Centre, UK | Historic City walking tour with captions

Welcome to this short walking tour around historic Derby City Centre, UK. Please activate captions if you'd like subtitles. We start our Derby walk in front of the Bonnie Prince Charlie Statue on Cathedral Green. We cross Full Street and find ourselves in front of Derby Cathedral. Heading down Iron Gate, we see many of the cafes and shops that the City Centre is famous for, before turning into Sadler Gate. We cut through Strand Arcade before finishing at the Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
Did you know, the University of Derby has been ranked in the Top 20 for Art, Fashion and Textiles and Journalism? You'll soon see why Derby has a name for being an innovative and creative city as we take a short walk around it's historic centre on a quiet Sunday afternoon and we'll share with you some things you may not know about this historically important city.
Here's some things about Derby you may not know:
Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life.
Liam Sharp, comic book artist, writer and publisher's talent was spotted at his school in Derby.
Derby's inner ring road is now named 'Lara Croft Way'.
Derby Cathedral has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England.
Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making.
Derby is home to the world’s second largest aero-engine manufacturer, Rolls-Royce.
The average price for property in Derby stood at £229,903 in December 2021.
Many deaf people move to Derby because of its strong sign language-using community.
Derby sits at the foothills of the Pennines to the north which extend to the Peak District National Park
Filmed on a GoPro 6 in 4K
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[@relaxbreathesleep1127]

The architecture really displays it's industrial importance!

[@LivingWalks]

Ah indeed so.

[@LivingWalks]

We hope you enjoy this short walk through Derby's historic centre. Do drop by with your thoughts about Derby, or the channel in general, we always take time to reply.

[@leighyogamindfulness]

I've never been to Derby, so thanks for enlightening me!

[@LivingWalks]

You're welcome LY&M. Thanks for dropping by.

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

This is just about as inspiring as a travel proposal can be. The reason I became a travel blogger was because I never stopped dreaming. Excerpts about traveling like this one help us to remember how travel makes us humble and life experiences are more important than physical “things.” The older I get, the more I value experiences over things. I think this short travel excerpt really hits the nail on the head......thanks for sharing this amazing experience!!!!

[@LivingWalks]

We’ll your most welcome. I’ve been watching your new year footage too!

[@reelhappytravellers2691]

@@LivingWalks we much appreciate it for that, you're always welcome dear friend!!!!

[@TheWalkingRabbit]

Such an amazing and interesting Walk around tour in Derby. A beautiful town in England. Thanks for the walk...

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks fellow Walker, I’ve been enjoying your Dubai footage too.

[@BoyInAFridge]

Thanks for adding the subtitles LW, it really gave me an insight into the city's real historical importance.

[@LivingWalks]

You're welcome BIAF, yes a very important city, I could have carried on with the subtitles!

[@HurleyDeanSandpoint]

For such a large city it has a wonderful home feeling. Yes, the subtitles are interesting. I noticed they have a Costco in Derby..

[@LivingWalks]

Hello HD, yes the historical centre has a very liveable feel and it’s surrounded by the Derbyshire Dales, which are quite lovely. Mike’s family live there, so it’s a nice place to visit for us but sooooo cold for soft Southerners like us.

[@mikenewbold1699]

it's a tiny city

[@JoyWanders]

Derby City Centre, UK, beautiful friend, liked till end

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks for visiting Joy. Good to hear from you again. I hope you're well?

[@dimayuofficial3653]

nice video, thanks for showing 👍👌

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks for dropping by friend.

[@CityWalksLondonVlog]

Gorgeous city never been there looks very beautiful, thanks for the tour my friend 😄👌🙏

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks for visiting fellow Walker and very best of luck with your new channel by the way.

[@clarebooth173]

Hi, I used to live in Derby for 15 years. Left in 1993. Loved living there, brings back good memories.

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks for dropping by Clare, glad to bring back a happy memory or two to you. All the best to you.

[@DM-it2ch]

Well done! You managed to stretch out a stroll round the 500 yards around the cathederal to a whole 9 minutes, thus avoiding showing the absolute horror of the other 90% of the city centre. Genius!!!

[@LivingWalks]

Ah well D M, some cities are more of a challenge than others! All the best mate.

[@divinelight1012]

The little kid at end was funny

[@LivingWalks]

Ah quite so! Thanks for dropping by. All the best.

[@AmbientWalking]

Yes! Very good video! Love this! Thanks so much! : )

[@LivingWalks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DiscoverHudsonValley]

Another excellent video by Living Walks!! A full watch and thumbs up from me. Cheers!

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks friend, I’ve been very much enjoying your snowy NY footage, what a wonderland.

[@Walkingtour4k]

Nice video, great walk.

[@LivingWalks]

You are welcome fellow Walker!

[@pestopizza2001]

I like the pace and steadyness of your walks.lm interested in you doing walks on worcester, more on derby, cheltenham, leicester and sheffield.

[@LivingWalks]

Good morning pestopizza, I hope we'll get to return to the area sometime to do that, we'd very much like to film more around here.

[@Ranaaamir98]

Hello man am back as a grt fan of grt work i hope so your well good to see you with silently

[@LivingWalks]

Hello Rana, We'll have lots more footage to bring you, so hope we continue to keep in touch? All the best to you.

[@Ranaaamir98]

@@LivingWalks hummmmm thanks

[@wanderer410]

What a beautiful city! Thanks for this lovely walk. I wonder what the suburbs of Derby are like.

[@LivingWalks]

Hello Wanderer, good to hear from you. I wouldn't like to say what the suburbs are like but the surrounding countryside is certainly quite beautiful!

[@DM-it2ch]

Grim.

[@002lisamarie]

@@DM-it2ch Well the town centre looks lovely.

[@DM-it2ch]

@@002lisamarie That's only about 100 yards square. The rest of it is an unmitigated shit hole!!

[@abcammym]

It's so peaceful there ,I like the history of England, I done a video of an English castle in Devon,,good stuff living walks

[@LivingWalks]

All the best with that Cammy, keep them coming!

[@pete21pete21]

Derby is a great place to live, and visit, it is a shame the INTU CENTRE or DERBION as it is called now has taken a lot of the footfall from the cathedral quarter, it is as though the city has lost its soul, we do have a great nightlife,

[@LivingWalks]

So pleased you dropped by with some feedback about the city Pete, interesting to hear your thoughts about the footfall in the Cathedral area. All the best to you.

[@billybunter6659]

Nice to see the Bllue Note night club is still there,at 6.23 on the right,we used to travel about an hour every weekend to go there around 1986,great DJ never said a word all night and played some great tunes. Unfortunately we had to stop going because one night we turned up and it had obviously changed hands,it had become run of the mill night club with a loud mouthed DJ and crap pop music,what a shame,never did find anything like that ever again but it was good while it lasted. 🙏👍

[@LivingWalks]

Sounds like good times!

[@eduardolima7534]

beauty city!

[@LivingWalks]

Thanks for staying in touch E, we appreciate it.

[@WalkingTour123]

Hermosos edificios 🤩

[@LivingWalks]

Hola amigo, sí, lo pensamos también. Mejores deseos para usted

[@williamparker3765]

Thank you for the short video on Derby, It has changed a lot since I lived and worked in Derby, and I am sorry to say not all for the better, I know the video was taken on a Sunday, but with the streets you showed all pedestrianized it has taken the old Derby away and that is something I do not like.

[@LivingWalks]

Thank you for dropping by, interesting to hear how it has changed since you lived and worked in there. Hope you retain happy memories of the place you loved. All the best to you.

[@simonrankin9177]

Hi guys ,im 62 and live in Australia, I was born in derby ,i left at age 7 ,ive never been back ,so seeing this type of video is a emotional thing in some respect, good job done thanks...

[@LivingWalks]

Hello there Simon, how nice to receive your message, it certainly is our hope to reach people such as yourself and makes doing the channel feel worthwhile, so thanks for taking the time to connect.

[@andrewmaw867]

I was born in Derby in 1956 and lived there until the mid-70s. Fond memories of a busy town as when the trolley buses used to regularly lose the connection to the overhead power lines when turning to go up Babington Lane and the conductor used to get a long pole from the side of the bus and reconnect the bus to the line. Although I am grateful for your video, it doesn't seem like the same lively city I used to know. Where is everyone? Pedestrianised streets have killed the town.

[@paulbaddiley7326]

I left Derby some 18yrs ago and i have to say i have never seen it as quiet as this! What happened to the city?

[@LivingWalks]

Hi there Paul, ah it was a quiet Sunday morning, I'm sure it would have busied itself later! Hope it brought back a memory or two?

[@002lisamarie]

It looks lovely. I thought Derby was supposed to be rough ?

[@LivingWalks]

I guess it has it's moments Lisamarie, but there's some lovely architecture to enjoy.

[@thespunkavenue3471]

What time of day was this. Looks lonesome

[@LivingWalks]

It was a morning, so pretty quiet, not normally quite this quiet as you might imagine.

[@keithdeley7236]

Nice black patches of tarmac where paving slabs should be and the only waterfall in England with no water.

[@LivingWalks]

Take your point Keith!

[@keithdeley7236]

@@LivingWalks still enjoyed the video though well done.

[@LivingWalks]

Hiya Keith, pleased you did, happy to bring it to you. All the best mate.

[@kingdavid4027]

Is derby usually this lonely & quiet?

[@LivingWalks]

Ah not at all, this was a particularly quiet early morning.

[@swinderby]

It's very dead. Was that a Sunday afternoon?

[@LivingWalks]

Yes it was rather, and yes it was a Sunday afternoon!

[@ivanshilliday6875]

Are you from Derby

[@LivingWalks]

Hi there Ivan, no we're from the South East of the UK, but we have family there.

[@ivanshilliday6875]

Just a thought,because i am a Derby fan

[@TayTay_98]

I’m from derby and can say it is beautiful. Obviously you get used to where you live but I do appreciate the old buildings and view

[@p.s.anders]

Derby has/had a deaf school. Thus the large deaf population.

[@oomygowd]

Derby was better in the 40`s/ 50`s when it portayed it`s historic buildings, of which, sadly a great many were demolished in the so called name of "progress," by idiotic councillors who had no vision & then replaced with concrete & glass carbunkles. Had it been left as it was, it would have been on the same par as the city`s of Bath, Chester & York, who between them, attact millions of tourists every year, which creates a very large financial tourism economy. Shame on all of those councils who destroyed it!

[@LivingWalks]

Hi there @oomygowd, I'd very much liked to have seen Derby in the 40`s/ 50`s, indeed how sad to know that a great many of it's stately buildings were demolished. Thanks for dropping by with your viewpoint.

[@sharkwaters-xb9kc]

Skills

[@LivingWalks]

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