Devonshire Royal Hospital are now part of the University of Derby. The Devonshire Dome functions as a campus of the University of Derby and of Buxton & Leek College, and as a commercial venue and visitor attraction. As a university campus, it is the base for the University of Derby’s degree programmes in Outdoor Sport and Leadership, Events Management, Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Professional Culinary Arts, and Spa & Wellness Management. As a commercial venue, it is frequently used for large weddings, and has hosted celebrity weddings, including that of Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson. Open to the public, the space houses cafés, shops,
Devonshire Royal Hospital floor area of . Further changes were undertaken, with the clock tower and lodge completed in 1882, surgical wards in 1897, spa baths in 1913, and the dining room and kitchens in 1921. The building became known as the Devonshire Royal Hospital in 1934. It was the last of the eight hydropathic hospitals in England to close, in 2000. On 31 January 2001, the University of Derby acquired the Devonshire Royal Hospital. The University received £4.7m Heritage Lottery Fund backing for the restoration and redevelopment project. Refurbished and reopened in 2003, the main building and its surrounding Victorian era villas