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Derby with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Derby with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 12 km:
📅 What’s on in Derby this weekend
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Free to get into
- Museum of Making Museum & attraction · Derby · Free
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Derby · Free
- Pickford's House Museum Museum & attraction · Derby · Free
- National Sikh Heritage Centre and Holocaust Museum Museum & attraction · Peartree · Free
- The Sanctuary Bird and Wildlife Reserve Park & nature walk · Pride Park · Free
- Shipley Country Park Park & nature walk · Shipley · Free
For a rainy day
- Derby Computer Museum Museum & attraction · Derby
- Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) Museum & attraction · Derby
- Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain Museum & attraction · Derby
- Erewash Museum Museum & attraction · Ilkeston · Free
- Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer Museum & attraction · Heanor
- Castle Donington Museum Museum & attraction · Castle Donington
Out in the fresh air
- Elvaston Castle Local Nature Reserve Park & nature walk · Elvaston
- Elvaston Castle Country Park Park & nature walk · Elvaston
- Duffield Castle Park & nature walk · Duffield
- Parker's Piece Park & nature walk · Little Chester · Free
- Derwent Park Park & nature walk · Derby · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Markeaton junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Derby · Every Sunday at 9am
- 3rd Derby Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Derby · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.30pm–7.45pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.30pm–7.45pm; Company (11–15) Mondays 7.30pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 7.30pm–9.30pm
- 1st Duffield Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Derbyshire · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 18.00–19.15; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 18.00–19.15
- Storytime and Sensory Play at Borrowash Library Baby & toddler groups · Borrowash · One Tuesday a month 10.30-11am (ask the library which)
- Story and Rhyme Time at Belper Library Baby & toddler groups · Belper · Wednesdays 11-11.30am
- Rhymetime at Etwall Library Baby & toddler groups · Etwall · Mondays 2.30-3pm (Rhymetime, term time); Wednesdays 10.30-11.30am (Bubbles and Babies)
- Shipley Country junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Derbyshire · Every Sunday at 9am
- Story and Rhyme Time at Heanor Library Baby & toddler groups · Heanor · Alternate Mondays 2-2.30pm and alternate Thursdays 11-11.30am (term time)