DERBY CITY CENTRE - The Ultimate Tour

DERBY CITY CENTRE | We visit Derby in the East Midlands region of England for a walking tour around the city centre to have a look at what's there and why you should pay a visit to the city.
Derby's city centre is a charming and walkable district best explored on foot. Bustling with casual cafes, cosy pubs, and trendy restaurants, it offers a delightful mix of history, culture, and modern amenities.
The centrepiece is undoubtedly Derby Cathedral, a magnificent structure showcasing contrasting architectural styles. Its iconic Tudor tower stands tall over the 18th-century nave, creating a truly awe-inspiring presence.
Now, delve into the top ten must-see attractions Derby city centre has to offer:
1. Derby Cathedral: Steeped in history dating back to the 15th century, this magnificent cathedral is a visual treat. Admire the beautiful stained glass windows, intricate choir stalls, and the overall architectural grandeur that leaves a lasting impression.
2. Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Embark on a journey through time at this museum. Explore Derby's fascinating past and cultural heritage through a diverse collection of art and artifacts. From paintings by the local legend Joseph Wright to archaeological finds, ceramics, and textiles, the museum offers a well-rounded perspective of the city's evolution.
3. Pickford's House Museum: Step back in time and explore a meticulously preserved Georgian townhouse. Pickford's House offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of Derby's affluent merchants during the 18th century. Intricate details, furniture, and everyday objects paint a vivid picture of a bygone era.
4. DERBY QUAD: Immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art at QUAD. This vibrant art center features a dynamic program of exhibitions, screenings, and workshops, catering to diverse artistic interests. Catch an independent or foreign film at the on-site cinema for a well-rounded cultural experience.
5. Derbion Shopping Centre: Shop till you drop at Derbion, a sprawling shopping mall brimming with a variety of stores. Whether you're looking for high-street brands, unique boutiques, or a spot to grab a delicious meal, Derbion caters to all your needs.
6. Cathedral Green: Escape the urban buzz and unwind at Cathedral Green. This delightful park located in the heart of the city center is a haven for locals and visitors alike. Relax on the green spaces, soak in the fresh air, or enjoy a picnic surrounded by scenic beauty.
7. Derby Riverlights: Try your luck or simply have a fun night out at Derby Riverlights. This casino complex offers a variety of exciting games, delectable restaurants, and lively bars, ensuring an entertaining evening.
8. Derby Theatre: Indulge your love for the performing arts at Derby Theatre. This renowned professional theatre company stages a captivating program of plays, musicals, and dance performances. Catch a show and be enthralled by the talent on display.
9. Intu Derby: Broaden your shopping horizons at Intu Derby, another major shopping center conveniently located in the city center. Explore a diverse range of shops, restaurants, and cafes, catering to various styles and budgets.
10. The Market Hall: Experience the essence of Derby at The Market Hall, a traditional indoor market brimming with fresh local produce, colorful flowers, and a variety of other goods. Witness the lively atmosphere and immerse yourself in the authentic rhythm of Derby life.
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[@faithnomore55]

20.06 that guy was as tall as a tree 🌳!! Loved the video by the way, great work, beautiful city Derby! Love ❤️ from Australia..

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thanks so much! One day I will get to Australia to film there!

[@JT-qd2sk]

Derby does have some hidden gems but also needs a huge injection of cash as do most city centres. The post war building are very ugly and showing their age would be lovely if they replaced them with some beautiful classic architecture but unfortunately that probably won’t happen as the council have neither the money or the inclination so probably more cheap ugly red brick box type building will be built. More greenery and street trees would improve things greatly. Thanks for the tour😊

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you Agree with your thoughts there 👍👍

[@najilabianca9163]

Hello, I met your channel today and I loved it. Maybe I'll spend a season in Derby and it was great to get to know a little bit of the city through you. Thank you very much.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you 🙏

[@lotjasmine]

Thank you, Gimbal Walk Tv for posting places like this...I'm so happy watching your videos, God Bless more on your travels and filming🌼Have fun🌺

[@neilrice1591]

Always love your videos but I've lived all my life just outside Derby used to go in all the time but i will not spend a single minute in there now.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

It’s a bit dull isn’t it 🤣

[@bexhil7]

A great video of DERBY CITY CENTRE - Full Walking Tour✔✔

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you

[@lindakinder929]

I lived in Derby all my life until I moved up to North Yorkshire 10 years ago. St Peter's Street looks terrible with a poor array of shops, and those awful buildings on the old Debenhams site are new to me! The shopping centre is okay. Poor Derby, it's not all bad. It's got some lovely parks and Derby County, of course! ;)

[@GimbalWalkTV]

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[@rogermoore-gd9do]

What i like about Gimbal walk TV they just show it how it is. Many other city tours are heavily edited to pray on empty shops, derelict buildings, empty baron weed covered pieces of land, homeless and drug users. This of course puts people off from visiting and deters investment in those areas. Thank you for showing people how our towns and cities really are Gimbal Walk TV.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you I have no time for those videos that put places down Life’s too short isn’t it! ❤️

[@rogermoore-gd9do]

@@GimbalWalkTV Thank you there should be a law against such, if they were on tv they would have action taken against them.

[@pearlblakeley5496]

Loved video ive only been to derby once it was years ago.liked the buildings and a lot of history i dont think id go back too many memories no disrespect to you neil love your channel.hope you didn't get too wet and you found your car 🙏

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Found it eventually!

[@gailsmith9033]

You need to come back after all the work had been done 👍🏼

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Working on it!

[@jaquelinerennoldson2239]

Oooo wow how beautiful the building are

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Yeh

[@thewr0ngchild]

There's some lovely old Jacobite buildings in the cathedral quarter of Derby. I highly recommend visiting that part of the city if you are coming from elsewhere.

[@mikewood142]

Derby to me is one of the birth places of the Railway revolution, plus is one of the most haunted cities in England to so I've been told. Used to go to Derby a lot in the past, but sadly the place is looking a bit run down now, but on a positive note, it's nice to see the City rejuvenating again thankfully. On another note, have you tried going to Burton on Trent yet.? It's a lovely place with a lot of places to walk around and lots of old buildings dotted around the town.

[@thewr0ngchild]

I learned a lot about the city's history through my childhood fascination with ghosts lol. I don't really believe in ghosts anymore, but the history is fascinating.

[@melvyntee]

Really enjoyed this, thank you

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thanks so much! More to come!

[@angeladerby2513]

Anyone there with the last name Derby? It is my maiden name. I am now married. Hi, my name is Angela Renee' Derby from eastern North Carolina but live in Colorado now. I love the way Derby is Supposed to be pronounced. I always liked looking up the correct pronunciation. Just thought I'd ask about the people there. Have a great day, and it is beautiful in it's own right....😊

[@lindakirk698]

Such a sad array of fabulous archetecture. Lived in a nearby village for almost 20 yrs so this was a good shopping trip visit. Not anymore. You didnt mention the resident Peregrine Falcons in the top of Derby Cathedral. They have bred lots of babies there for many years all with CCTV cameras on them for interested people to watch them hatch & grow. Makes the news often! This high street is following the demise of so many. PS the Derby Assembly Rooms was fab space for shows etc. They had a small fire about 15- 20 yrs ago & its never been fixed since. Such a waste, could bring lots of money in & now I think the Council is totally broke & strapped for cash. 😢

[@sue1016]

Some lovely architecture. Was beginning to think Derby had no shops until you went in the shopping centre😅. Im always curious about the shopping opportunities so thanks

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Yes the shops seem to mostly be In that shopping centre I think! I was going to film more of it but got lost 🤣

[@thewr0ngchild]

That's one thing Derby does have even I admit that lol. I like the cathedral quarter. There's a lot of beautiful old Jacobite buildings round there that are great photo ops for visitors. x

[@thewr0ngchild]

@@GimbalWalkTV You missed the old Eagle Market sadly. When I was growing up, this market was the place to be by far. I remember it being so full of stalls selling allsorts from jewellery to bags to fabrics, haberdashery and clothes, fresh fruit and veg, butchers, there was something for everyone on Eagle Market. All gone now, being converted into yet more unaffordable 'flats'. In another 10 years from now Derby will just be one giant block of flats.

[@oliverkent8429]

comparing your video of Nottingham and Derby I think I prefer Nottingham for its magnificent square and domed building

[@GimbalWalkTV]

I agree with yourself on that one

[@angelarice5638]

Oh dear....I've lived just outside Derby for over 20 years, and I won't even entertain the dump

[@GimbalWalkTV]

So many saying the same thing

[@christopherwithers6813]

in St peters their is a lot of people buried their when the black death struck the town a third of the population of St peters died it was the most populated part of derby so they had to bury them vertically because of lack of space for burial

[@thewr0ngchild]

Really? that's some history there. I know Derby was hit pretty hard during the plague.

[@roytabberer7427]

Lovely video as always, prefer UK towns & cities, but that is just me. Have you ever done the walk around Matlock Bath and then alongside the River Derwent to Matlock? Sometimes you will be able to see canoeists going through the slalom course on the river.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

I have yes - it's on my channel I need to go back again though as it's been too long since the last time!

[@adag5813]

I,m a 72 yr old derby bloke that lives one mile from city(town) centre and have not stepped foot there in 8 yrs.. its a dump and in death throws. We go to notts.. which breaks my heart... p.s watch the Cheapside bit again the bloke in front is a traffic warden, thats what derby is best at.....

[@GimbalWalkTV]

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[@thewr0ngchild]

Sad isn't it. I am now remembering my childhood growing up in Derby, where St Peters was PACKED most days and there were SO many shops you couldn't possibly visit them all in one visit, but now you're lucky to even be able to find a pair of shoes in Derby City Centre. I don't go very often because all the rough sleepers really depress me. I moved back here in 2020 after 13 years in Nottinghamshire and I really wish I hadn't. I've had nothing but problems here ever since. Horrible neighbours, rubbish medical treatment, terrible housing, the list goes on. I feel even more sad if I imagine having to spend the rest of my life here :(

[@pagrant]

Not been to Derby for a number of years for the day,, we have stopped off during pick ups on coach tours twice.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

What do you think of the city centre there?

[@pagrant]

@@GimbalWalkTV Was quite nice , we went on a Sunday for the day

[@sharongregory4504]

Sadler gate is beautiful part of deby . The old bell pub ive been in . The one place ive not yet been to the muesum of the making .

[@lindakirk698]

I know it as the Silk Museum. It had the Tower of London Poppies cascading from the top when they were touring their display around the country.

[@rogermoore-gd9do]

Sadler gate is now half empty im afraid to say.

[@thewr0ngchild]

Isn't it just, Saddler is my favorite part of town. I get all nostalgic when I go up there, even though all the good shops are gone :(

[@surjitdhinsa5453]

Love Derby

[@GimbalWalkTV]

👍👍👍

[@rogertemple7193]

Derby City Center is an awesome place and as always when I look at a city it's the buildings, shops/stores and restaurants/pubs, the beautiful scenery and countryside of the city or village and this is definitely an awesome place Thanks for the fantastic tour as always Thank You GW TV.🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you! Have a great weekend ❤️

[@lindakirk698]

Such a sad array of fanulous archetecture. Lived in a nearby village for almost 20 yrs so this was a good shopping trip visit. Not anymore. You didnt mention the resident Peregrine Falcons in Derby Cathedral. They have bred lots of babies there for many years all with CCTV cameras on them for interested people to watch them hatch & grow. Makes the news often!

[@tazzzxcsd]

Thanks for the video, my wife and I used to shop in Derby 50 years ago, didnt recognise many places I must say. Is there any chance you could do a video of Burton on Trent ? We used to live there 50 years ago before moving to the end of the earth in Tasmania :)

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Oh yes I’m heading that way soon actually Tasmania eh! That’s quite the leap!

[@thewr0ngchild]

I was born and grew up in Derby in the late 1980s/1990s. I remember my mum taking me into town as a kid and there were so many wonderful shops like Huckleberry Willow and Faulds music, all gone now. Most of the shops are empty and boarded up now. The thing that shocks me the most if I ever venture into town these days is the sheer number of rough sleepers. Last time I went, almost EVERY shop doorway, no joke, had at least one person sleeping surrounded by litter and empty alcohol containers. I lived in Nottinghamshire for 13 years before I moved back to Derby in 2020. Biggest mistake of my life, I have never been happy here since. St Peter's Street is nasty. I would NOT recommend using any of the cash machines down there due to the high number of aggressive beggars. People use and deal drugs in broad daylight, and drugs cause numerous problems for traders in the area too as intoxicated drug users frequently stumble into shops. St Peter's Street got worse after the police presence there was drastically reduced after Covid. Street drinking is also a big problem in Derby, you can always spot people with open cans of white lightening causing problems for local traders as well. The river Derwent that runs through town stinks like an open sewer and you frequently see dead fish and birds. Watch where you walk, Derby is covered in dog excrement. You won't step in my dog's 'leavings' though, as I am one of the few responsible dog owners who cleans up after my dog!. The council don't seem to care, and would rather waste money on 'sculptures' like the one you show in the first part of this video rather than focus on supporting local businesses, providing housing for the homeless and cleaning up the city. Don't come to Derby expecting to be able to enjoy a night out, all the nightclubs are pretty much gone. Classics like Pink Coconut are no more. Most Derby people now travel to Nottingham for nightlife. All in all I find Derby a sad, depressing place to live. Yes, there are some beautiful buildings here, specially up in the cathedral quarter where you can find buildings like the Jacobean House and the old library, but that's about it. On top of all this I have high functioning Autism, and there are NO services for people like me in Derby, even when I was a kid the council had to send me out of county to Nottingham to an Autism specific school. Nobody here even seems to know what this is and what it means to have Autism, it's like all the services here are stuck in the 1980s, and they expect me to be behaving 'autistic', when they don't get that, they miss the fact I have a lot of difficulties which arise from my Autism and I don't get treated very nicely :(

[@solitarymaninblack]

Marketon Park is where I went for Pride last September. Then was around the city centre. I have videos. My father used to live in the city. My former supervisor was managing Savers in the city. You have that Church which is a now a nightclub.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Was Pride good in Derby? Hope you had a good time

[@thewr0ngchild]

Nice, hope you had a nice time!. When's the next one? might try and make it up there for a couple hours :) x

[@denzalwash4120]

Where I live lol !!

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Do you like it there?

[@denzalwash4120]

@@GimbalWalkTV yeah it’s a nice small city.. got some good parks !

[@munasinghelalitha3403]

❤ i love derby but i kant see my hasband deyar

[@GimbalWalkTV]

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[@waynecharlton954]

Love Derby buzzing vibrant small city me and my partner visit The city regular good food and restaurants cinemas Derby is a lovely place

[@lyndaholmes7293]

Have you filmed lichfield

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Not yet but just added to my filming list

[@christopherwithers6813]

derby was where the last person to be hanged drawn and quartered in 1817

[@thewr0ngchild]

Yes, up at the old gaol on Friar Gate I believe.

[@Terra-Hawk]

The Assembly Rooms are going to be demolished. There was a fire in the carpark there that caused smoke damage and stuff inside about 10 years ago. The Guild Hall Market should be reopening in 2025 but delayed from 2024. It's been closed for about 3 or 4 years whilst they added a new roof and done all the inside up. We literally have no markets left in the City Centre. Also you're not far from the Hippodrome on St. Peter's Street. Although now rundown and falling to bits it's still interesting to visit. There's videos of it on KZbin of how it was and how it is now. It's in a shocking state. Urban explorers have been inside

[@keithdeley7236]

Guildhall market no, market hall yes,

[@thewr0ngchild]

Such a shame, a revamp and modernization of the Assembly Rooms would bring so much money into the city. We could be competing with Nottingham and hosting big name concerts there and allsorts without the need to spend millions on building new venues. Derby City Council is very short sighted. There's also a golf course in Allestree which was designed by some famous golf course designer, it's sitting unused right now and the council is refusing to sell it. The golf course is worth a good few million as well!.

[@chandlerbingbong]

0:15 those steel rings cost the Derby tax payers well over £50,000. And yet the council says it doesn't have money for public toilets.

[@thewr0ngchild]

No money for toilets, no money for housing, no money for local business, Derby sadly sucks.

[@SonHeung-min]

Want to live in uk

[@GimbalWalkTV]

You should come - you'd be welcome

[@thewr0ngchild]

Don't come and live in Derby, you will be sadly disappointed!.

[@keithdeley7236]

The only town that has a waterfall, but no water in it

[@GimbalWalkTV]

😮😮

[@thewr0ngchild]

Lol I remember this thing being built and thinking 'wow that's a pretty fancy public loo!' lmao x

[@kwamescratch6727]

I thought Manchester was the birthplace of the industrial revolution?

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Think both cities are claiming it!

[@GurinderJhawar]

Hate these outsiders commenting about not visiting Derby. Stay where you are because we don't want to visit your place anyway.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

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[@reviewer678]

derby looks better than dirty white and dirty red brick buildings of nottingham.derby has cleaner streets than nottingham,also.

[@phillipcarter8045]

@@reviewer678 Derby has a better football club than Nottingham ., also .

[@rdw9747]

This vid shows you’re quality, as you’ve made Derby look pretty good. Anyone thinking it’s a good place to visit…. Please don’t as it’s a sh1t place.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

🤣🤣🤣 I can’t deny that 🤣

[@keithdeley7236]

Black patchers of tarmac, where block paving should be ugly the council Botch everything in derby that's why derby has become a total shit hole

[@GimbalWalkTV]

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[@annable883]

I an Derby born and bred, and to me the pedestrianisation has ruined the city centre. Derby had character now it has none. Thank Christ I live in Manchester.