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Cafés, Brunch & Coffee in Derby
Derby's café scene is mostly a walk round the Cathedral Quarter and Derbion. Carnero Lounge on St Peters Street does all-day brunch and a kids corner with menu prices from £6.75, Cosy Club sits in grand old surroundings with baby change and a kids menu, and BEAR Iron Gate is a coffee and brunch stop in a former banking hall (card only, so bring plastic not cash). Up on Level 2 of Derbion, BEAR Derbion has pushchair-friendly tables if you're already there shopping. For high chairs and a proper kids menu alongside grown-up dinner options, Carluccio's at Derbion covers breakfast through to dinner. If you fancy pairing coffee with a day out, Cromford Mills has a free yard and café, and Canalside Heritage Centre in Beeston does lunch in the gardens when it's dry, though that's more picnic bench than indoor booth. A longer trip out to Southwell Minster works too, with a café, dog-friendly grounds and carved stone leaves for children to spot, all free to enter.
8 places 1 upcoming event 3 free to visit
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Places for cafés, brunch & coffee
BEAR Derbion
Derby
Brunch and coffee cafe on Level 2 of Derbion - pushchair-friendly tables and all-day menu.
Wi-FiHigh chairsGroup bookings
BEAR Iron Gate, Derby
Derby
Cathedral Quarter BEAR cafe in an old banking hall - brunch, coffee and pushchair-friendly booking notes.
Card onlyFood on siteWheelchair accessible
Canalside Heritage Centre
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
A recreated Victorian lock cottage by the River Trent, with lunch in the gardens if the weather's playing along.
CaféFood on sitePicnic area
Carluccio's Derby
Derby
Italian restaurant at Derbion, Derby - breakfast to dinner, kids menu, high chairs and baby change.
Accessible toiletBaby changeHigh chairsKids menu+4 more
from £6.75Carnero Lounge
Derby
City-centre Lounge cafe-bar on St Peters Street with a kids corner, kids menu and all-day brunch.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesDog friendlyGroup bookings+4 more
FreeCosy Club Derby
Derby
All-day brunch and dining in Derby Cathedral Quarter with a kids menu, baby change and grand interiors.
Baby changeBirthday partiesDog friendlyGroup bookings+3 more
FreeCromford Mills
Cromford, Derbyshire
A free mill yard, shops and exhibition, with paid tours telling the story of the world's first water powered cotton mill.
CaféGift shopPicnic area
FreeSouthwell Minster
Southwell
Southwell - free-entry minster (£5 suggested donation), dog-friendly grounds and carved stone leaves for kids to spot.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingCafé+10 more
Good to know: cafés, brunch & coffee in Derby
Are any of them free?
Yes, Cosy Club Derby, Cromford Mills and Southwell Minster are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £6.75 at Carnero Lounge. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find cafés, brunch & coffee in Derby, Beeston, Cromford and Southwell. Every place we list is in or around Derby, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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