good things come in small packages (Derby in General)

Member Name: tisha66

Product:	Derby in General
Date:	09/07/09 (73 review reads)
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Advantages: lots to do, westfield centre

Disadvantages: parking prices, small city

As I live on the outskirts of Derby I thought I would write a little review about it.

Derby is quite a small city when you compare to places like London, Birmingham or Manchester but if you have ever visited Derby you will know good things come in small packages.

Derby has a number of pubs, clubs and shops and has recently opened a new shopping centre, The Westfield Centre.


*Shopping*
The Westfield Centre has a whole host of different shops ranging from womens clothing shops like New Look to a Sony shop that sells all electrical goods.

The Westfield Centre also has a multiscreen cinema which only opened on March 16th 2008.

*Parking*
There are lots of parking facilities in and around the area and The Westfield Centre even has its own parking facilities; however, this can be expensive in The Westfield Centre so you would be better parking in the surrounding car parks- especially if you are planning to stay in Derby for the day.

However Westfield Centre car park is cheap in the evening and only costs £1.50 after 6pm, which is good if you want to go to the cinema.

*Employment*
The westfield Centre has been a huge help to the City, bringing in more trade and helping to lower unemployment levels by employing lots of people in the shopping centre.

*Education*
Derby offers good levels of further and higher education, it has a college and there is also the University Of Derby, which is a partner university with Buxton University.

The University of Derby is also partnered with South East Derbyshire College.

*Entertainment*
If you want a good night out Derby is the place to be. There are a number of pubs in the City which are fairly cheap such as: The Standing Order. The City also features good bars and clubs such as the Zanzi Bar- where occasionally celebrities make guest appearances and Coyote Wild, where they have a bucking bronco- definately fun after you've had few drinks.

If you are not into drinking much thats ok because there still things to do such as going to the Assembly Rooms. The Assembly Rooms is a venue where many entertainers go from groups & artists such as Cascada or comedians like Roy Chubby Brown again this can be fairly cheap depending on what the entertainment is.

If you fancy a quiet night you could just go to the Westfield Centre, which has a multiscreen cinema. Ticket prices vary from around £6 plus and they do offer students a discount.

*Culture*
Derby is very multicultural and if you are walking through Derby you can see that there are varied raced people living through out.

Derby often holds German, French and European markets. This is good because it gives you the opportunity to try new things.

*Dining*
The Westfield Centre has a huge food court inside that consists of a Pizza express, Burger King, KFC a chinese and some others.

There are also several other places to dine outside the Westfield Such as May Sum, which is a chinese restaurant in the centre of the city. The cheapest time to go here is in the day it only costs £6.90 and if you are a student you get 15% off, it serves buffet style chinese food in a lovely authentic setting.

There are several pubs and cafes to dine in through out the City too, so there is something for everyone.

Summary: A very nice place to visit