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Opera House.
Situated in the town centre is the internationally acclaimed Buxton Opera
House. This stages a wide variety of productions including the annual
Opera Festival in July, the Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in August and
live folk and jazz for everyone at the Four-Four Time Festival in February.
Pavilion Gardens.
During the summer months regular Sunday band concerts are held at the
outside bandstand in the Pavilion Gardens, where the Swimming Pool and
the children’s play areas are also situated. Most weekends the Gardens
Complex hosts varying swapmeets, antique, book and craft fairs.
Poole’s Cavern and Grinlow Country Park.
The spectacular Poole’s Cavern, just a short walk away from the
hotel, has the longest stalactite found in Derbyshire. The Cavern is at
the entrance to the Grin Low and Buxton Country Park where walks will
take you through the woodland to Solomon’s Temple, a viewpoint tower
built on the site of a neolithic burial mound, from here the panoramic
views of Buxton are well worth the climb.
Golf.
There are two challenging golf courses in the town, Buxton and the High
Peak Golf Club and the Cavendish Golf Club. Chapel-en-le-Frith Golf Club
and Peak Practice Driving Range are a short drive away. Why not bring
your clubs and enjoy the discount arrangements with one or all of the
above for guests who book their golf through our reception.
Whilst staying with us why not visit
some of the many places of natural beauty and historical interest.
Stately Homes
There are many stately homes and gardens to visit in the area including:-
Chatsworth –
the home of the Duke of Devonshire. The house is open from mid March until
Christmas. The Park with its Garden Centre and Restaurant is open all
year round.
Haddon Hall –
owned by the Duke of Rutland
Lyme Park –
location for “Pride and Prejudice”
Children.Alton Towers
is less than an hours drive away.
Gullivers Kingdom
at Matlock Bath only 30 minutes by car (for younger children)
Height’s of Abraham
at Matlock Bath for a cable car ride.
Eyam
Visit the village known locally as “Plague Village” which
went into voluntary quarantine when plague was imported from London in
1665.
Food.
Try local specialities such as Ashbourne Gingerbread or Bakewell Puddings.
TV Locations
Driving round the Peak District many spots will seem familiar as many
TV programmes and films use the spectacular scenery for their locations.
Wells Dressings.
can be seen in the local villages.They take place most weekends from mid
May to early October.
The Wells Dressing is a Derbyshire Custom of making pictoral scenes (often
biblical) with flower petals set in mud to decorate the village wells.
Activities
Almost every kind of outdoor pursuit can be enjoyed in the Peak District
from potholing and rock climbing to hang gliding.
Walking or cycling the many beautiful tracks, trails and pathways of Derbyshire
is very popular and we keep a selection of walking books and leaflets
for sale at reception. Cycle hire is widely available.
Potteries.
A visit to Stoke-on-Trent will take you to the potteries of Wedgewood,
Royal Doulton and Moorcroft.
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