No physical tickets are issued for Doomsday. Upon arrival at Derby Conference Centre, please proceed to the hotel reception to register your car if you're using onsite parking. If you have a room reservation, check in and inform the receptionist that you're attending Doomsday.
To complete registration, head to the sunken lounge area and turn right towards the dealer room. There, a glamorous assistant will assist you, providing your name tag and a goodie bag. The dealer room opens at 12:00 on Friday.
Below is the schedule, also available for download. Please note that it may be subject to change.
Doomsday takes place in a stunning Grade II-listed building that was formerly the British Rail Training College. The elegant exterior, adorned with art deco features, and the distinctive sunken lounge provide the ideal setting for the weekend.
The Derby Conference Centre is an easily accessible venue with a central location in the UK.
It has up to 300 free car parking spaces on-site for when you visit. It also has 14 charging points, so you can charge your car while you are in your meeting.
The Derby Conference Centre
London Road,
Derby,
DE24 8UX
There are many reasonably priced hotels in Derby but the venue does have rooms available at including breakfast. There are 3 single rooms, 37 double rooms, 7 premier rooms and 2 twin rooms, but these get booked for Doomsday very quickly.
All accommodation arrangements must be made independently. To book directly with Derby Conference Centre on +441332 861 842 and mention DOOMSDAY.
There are also many alternative hotels all within walking distance from the venue again at reasonable prices.
Located 1 minutes walk from the train station this hotel currently has rooms for £52 per night with free breakfast and is very popular with Doomsday attendees.
These other hotels are also located with minutes of the venue and offer reasonable rates if booked early.
Your ticket price includes a two-course buffet lunch, and you can order from the restaurant menu for the evening. You can download the current bar menu here.
Derby also hosts a wide variety of fast food and restaurants, all within a 5-minute taxi ride.
Doomsday is ideally located in the heart of the UK, which means that it's even easier for international guests to join us with fast links from all of the major airports and cities.
By Car
Derby is just 15 minutes from the M1 junction 24 and accessible via the A6, A50, A38 and A52.
Derby also benefits from a great range of low cost car parks including the Safest Car Park in the World at Bold Lane, DE1 3NT.
The venue also has a large free car park for guests and visitors.
By Bus
National Express Coaches operate daily to Derby from all four corners of the UK.
By Train
Derby is only 93 minutes from London St Pancras with 35 direct services everyday with East Midlands Trains. Journeys take less than 30 minutes if you are traveling from nearby Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham.
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Deals & Offers
Alongside their great value cheap train tickets East Midlands Trains also have a range of train deals and special offers to make your journey more affordable.
The venue is a 10 minute walk from Derby Train Station or a £5 journey by Taxi.
Groups - Save up to 50%
GroupSave is a discounted ticket, for groups of three or four travelling together, offering group travel for the price of two adults.
To buy, call 08457 125 678 and choose option 2, or buy at stations.
By Aeroplane
East Midlands Airport connects you to Derby from over 80 destinations worldwide.
Train connections are available from East Midlands Parkway via a Railink shuttle service or the Skylink bus operates every 30 mins 24/7 from just outside the terminal.
Alternatively, there is a wide range of car rental options based at the airport as well as an onsite private taxi service.
Visit East Midlands Airport for further detail and a full list of destinations.
If you are arriving from any of the London Airports, Manchester or Birmingham there are frequent and easy rail links to Derby with an average journey time of around 80 minutes.