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Theatre
Buxton Opera House
Theatre in The Square with 902 seats, home to the Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.
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Buxton & the Northern Peak: things to do
Places worth your time in Buxton & the Northern Peak
Top places
Things to do in Buxton & the Northern Peak
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Georgian crescent
Buxton Crescent
Grade I listed crescent designed by John Carr of York and built for the 5th Duke of Devonshire between 1780 and 1789.
Park
Pavilion Gardens
Victorian landscaped public park on the River Wye, listed Grade II*, with a boating lake and a miniature train.
Show cave
Poole's Cavern
Natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton, a Site of Special Scientific Interest; the same site covers Buxton Country Park.
Folly
Solomon's Temple
Victorian tower on the summit of Grin Low above Buxton, also known as Grinlow Tower.
Historic building
The Devonshire Dome
Grade II* listed former stable block with a dome 44.2 metres across, now part of the University of Derby.
Ruins
Errwood Hall
Ruined hall in the Upper Goyt Valley, a popular destination inside the Peak District National Park.
Reservoir
Errwood Reservoir
Drinking-water reservoir in the Goyt Valley, inside the National Park and close to the Cheshire boundary.
Gorge
Chee Dale
Steep-sided gorge on the River Wye with a Derbyshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve near Wormhill.
Landmark
Three Shires Head
Meeting point of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire on Axe Edge Moor, beside the River Dane.
Reservoir
Combs Reservoir
Canal-feeder reservoir built in 1797 for the Peak Forest Canal, about a kilometre from Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Market town
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Market town in High Peak, nicknamed the Capital of the Peak.
Canal town
Whaley Bridge
Town on the River Goyt, 7 miles north of Buxton, linked to the Peak Forest Canal.
Moorland
Axe Edge Moor
Major gritstone moorland south-west of Buxton.
The Peak District
More areas to explore
15 sights · 8 places to eat
Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale
Show caves, a Norman castle and the start of the Pennine Way below Kinder Scout
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14 sights · 17 places to eat
Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal
A market town on the Wye with Haddon Hall, Chatsworth nearby and the Monsal Trail
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13 sights · 8 places to eat
Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley
A gorge village with a cable car, and Arkwright's mills in a World Heritage valley
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- Buxton & the Northern Peak (area photo): Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Buxton Opera House: Dave Pape, Public domain, source
- Buxton Crescent: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pavilion Gardens: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, source
- Solomon's Temple: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Devonshire Dome: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Errwood Hall: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Errwood Reservoir: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chee Dale: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Three Shires Head: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Combs Reservoir: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chapel-en-le-Frith: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whaley Bridge: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Axe Edge Moor: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bakewell, Haddon & Monsal: Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Matlock Bath, Matlock & the Derwent Valley: Janine Forbes., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South: Paul Albertella from Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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