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Derby cocktail trails: two walking routes

Routes you can walk tonight, each in walking order with the time between stops.

Last checked 11 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trails: 2 routes

The Cathedral Quarter

6 bars · about 10 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Bar Sixteen16 St Mary's Gate, Derby DE1 3JR
  2. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    BelongSadler Gate, Derby DE1 3PD
  4. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Baby M18 Sadler Gate, Derby DE1 3NH
  6. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Sadlers Café and Bar47 Sadler Gate, Derby DE1 3NQ
  8. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    Slug & Lettuce11 Iron Gate, Derby DE1 3FJ
  10. 🚶 about 4 min to the next bar
  11. 6
    Cosy ClubRoyal Bldg, Victoria St, Derby DE1 1ES

Friar Gate

3 bars · about 2 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    The Orange Tree5 George St, Derby DE1 1EH
  2. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Fat Cat9 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1BU
  4. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    The Distillery3 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1BU

Map: cocktail trails

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Your questions

How long does a Derby cocktail trail take?

Each route has three to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

Which is the best cocktail trail in Derby?

For first-timers, the The Cathedral Quarter route takes in six of our favourite bars, all a short walk apart.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Derby's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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