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Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.
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- Pavilion Gardens. The pride of Buxton is a graceful 10-hectare park opened on the Wye in 1871 and designed by the prolific Edward Milner. The park’s ornamental lakes, flowerbeds, mature trees, meandering paths and wrought iron bandstand are suffused with Victorian splendour.
- Poole’s Cavern. This limestone cave within walking distance of the centre of Buxton is two million years old, and was inhabited by people in the Bronze Age and Roman Period.
- Buxton Museum and Art Gallery. In the old Peak Hydrophathic Hotel (1880) the Buxton Museum and Gallery has exhibitions for archaeology, history and geology, all sourced in the town and the Peak District.
- Chatsworth House. The Cavendish family, responsible for Buxton’s emergence as a spa resort, have their seat at this spellbinding stately home, 15 miles east in Bakewell.
Historically known by the Romans as 'Aquae Arnemetiae', or the Spa of the Goddess of the Grove, Buxton is one of England's finest spa towns, nestling amongst the Derbyshire hills on the fringe of the Peak District.
The UK's number one forest adventure in the heart of the Peak District, their high ropes experience at Buxton is one of Go Ape's highest. Adjacent to Poole's Cavern, this is an enjoyable day out for friends and older families alike, enjoy 2-3 hours of non-stop action-packed fun.
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