Rush of Blood was a masterpiece, Parachutes was an amazing debut and X&Y was very good. After that I'm not so sure about them. Not sure I like the way they've evolved. Don't get me wrong though Viva la vida and Xylo Myloto are still good.
If you've got time and are coming up early, rather than take a left at junction 25 and go straight to derby, take a right and get to beeston, near nottingham. There you will find the victoria hotel which is almost certainly the best pub in Notts. The food there is top quality and there are 30+...
Barton in the beans :D don't think much is there though.
I always thought ashby-de-la-zouche sounded quite a cool name. It's a nice town apparently, decent enough evening out I've heard.
I agree with paris, derby is a hole made me proud to come from brighton.
But one thing derby does have is cracking real ale houses. The flowerpot is easily the best..it's got about 20 real ales and nice people in there.
The brunswick by the station is the next great pub. They brew 5 ales on...