Fairly easy to navigate. Plenty of staff around to ask questions or for help. Busy stop to…read moreairport is directly outside and come fairly regularly

I used Derby Railway Station as a connection on a journey from Manchester Piccadilly to Leicester,…read moreit is a fairly small station with only seven platforms, but with Derby only being a very small city with a population of around 250,000, this is pretty understandable. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, which did cause some confusion in the past with Yelp merging the two listings by mistake, for anyone reading this confused, British railway stations which aren't the busiest, major stations such as Manchester Piccadilly and most in London, are often operated by local railway operators who mainly use the station, in this case East Midlands trains operate this station, so the staff you'll see around often have jackets with that provider on, in a similar way Brighton Station is operated by Southern Railway. Other providers serving the station include Northern and Cross Country. Being on the Midland Main Line, East Midlands Trains offer serves to East Midlands Parkway (for the airport), Leicester, Chesterfield etc and Cross Country offer services on their Reading-Newcastle and Cardiff-Nottingham routes, which, as well as the named cities, also call at Birmingham and Sheffield. Sadly, there are no direct routes to Manchester with the best routes being an East Midlands service to Stoke On-Trent or Sheffield or a Cross Country service into Birmingham New Street and then onto there, the services into London are also pretty infrequent and although you can get an East Midlands service into St Pancras, arriving in just over 90 minutes it is again better to go into Birmingham. It is located rather close to Pride Park Football Stadium, home to Championship side Derby County, who potentially could be in the Premier League with a playoff win over Aston Villa at the end of the month, making it quite an easy ground to get too, so good luck to them on their promotion quest. The station seemed quite clean, and the staff in the station seemed nice, the bridge was quite modern considering at most other stations including nearby Sheffield they tend to be a little grubby and ugly. There isn't a lot of businesses inside the station, there is a Costa and WHSmith which are pretty much regulars to train stations in the UK, especially the latter. A clean train station, mainly offering local services, just over half an hour from Birmingham and Sheffield where you can get loads more trains to carry on your journey. 3*

Elegance has a decent collection of different materials for all your dressmaking needs. Over two…read morefloors, the shop sells bridal, dressmaking and craft materials, as well as wool, accessories and sewing machines. Staff are friendly and helpful. They also offer classes for those who are either new to sewing, would like help on a particular project, or just to meet other likeminded people. I did a few classes there recently and the teacher was really helpful and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend it.

Left a sewing machine, foot controller, bobbins and tools with these people as it needed a repair…read more All the items were logged on a receipt which my daughter produced when she went to collect it. The repair quote was ridiculously high, and diagnosis vague. I checked the price of the part needed and my suspicions were confirmed that this was overpricing. The shop told me my machine was worth only half of it's true worth and to consider trading it in for one of theirs. I refused their offer. When my machine arrived home, I took it out of it's box to find the foot controller missing. Shop denied having had a foot controller, which is nonsense as I was with my adult son when I put the machine in for repair and, of course, the items were listed in the inventory. I won't be using them again, but I will be going to trading standards.

This is a throwback in all positive senses of the word. A…read morelovely old place with a pet Rabbit in the back bar! Big fan of our animal cohabitants! Camra discount of 20p a pint meant that I stayed for a couple of good drinks; Castle Rock Chimney Sweeper and Long Man Best Bitter. Owned by Castle Rock but they offer a variety of ales, in addition to Castle Rock beers.

Wow! Fantastic range of real ale. Great price, and even cheaper for CAMRA members! Strong…read moretrain/railway vibe, and is handy for Derby train station too! Nice friendly pub with a good mix of regulars and passing-through customers. Different cheesecake is available every Tuesday. B&B rooms also available.

A good experience altogether. The hotel looks very bland on the outside, but the reception area is…read morequite elegant, considering its category. Reception staff were a bit on the cool side, but professional and efficient. The hotel is right opposite Derby Midland station, and about a 12-15 minute walk from the city centre (slackers can always use the bus). Due to Covid room service was available on-demand only, but that's not a problem for me. The rooms were very nice for the price, small-ish but not too small, with a modern and clean shower. If you arrive late at night from a pub crawl, you must make yourself get heard to get in. Again, not a problem. The flat screen TV was larger than usual, and with plenty of available channels. The shower worked okay once I figured out how to get warm water. Good location, better than expected room for the price. There's continental and British breakfast buffet in a rather elegant room on the ground level (UKP 9.50 per day if not included with the room, only made use of it once - very much okay), and thankfully there was a lift (which was working except for a day and a half during my 6-nights stay). Derby is a great place for real ale drinkers, and this hotel is a very good option for your stay. Would book again!

The Smart Aston Court Hotel is situated right next to the train station, so is ideally situated if…read moreyou are coming into Derby by train . However it might be worth mentioning that the station is not in the City Center. In actual fact the center is a good 15-20 minutes walk away. There are however some decent bars and restaurants in the area if you don't want to venture too far. Rooms were small but clean, the bed comfortable but everything seemed a little tired. My room had clearly been a smoking room at one point as, unfortunately, it smelled of stale smoke. Staff were very nice and friendly and the cooked English breakfast was a real treat! All in all a great value hotel in a city were the hotel prices are pretty high.

Large Mothercare department store situated on the Wyvern retail park…read more Good baby changing facilities, and features a changing room alongside large maternity wear department. Has a Clarks Shoe department instore, and a small ELC. Friendly staff usually very helpful.

Large out of town mothercare superstore. Sells wide range of children's clothes, up to age 9, as…read morewell as good selection of maternity clothes. Sells everything you need if expecting a baby, including cots, car seats and best selection of prams in derby. Staff are well trained and answer all questions. Has Clarks concession and pixi-photos. Now stocks ELC toys, as well as own brand - also carries fisher price etc. Has toilets and baby-changing room, both have refurbished recently. Easy parking with child spaces at the front.

really nice hotel. me and my hubby got married here. we stayed in the honeymoon suite which was…read morevery nice it had a 4 poster bed and a spa bath. next to the train station in derby so very handy for people who are traveling, also close to the city centre.

Driver caught fly tipping, ask to send driver back up to collect the 1/2 ton of paving slabs he…read moredumped & they have failed to do so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt6LmAwm11g

While waiting for them for 40 minutes I received about 6 messages and a 2 phone calls telling me…read morehow the taxi was getting closer and only 4 minutes away, then the last text said "Your ride has been cancelled". Don't use them.