Saturday, October 09, 2021

Buxton

On Thursday we spent a lovely hour or two in the town of Buxton.  I've taken you there before in several posts.  It was the first time we'd viited since November 2019.  Since then the renovation work had been done on the buildings on The Crescent and we wanted to see what they looked like.

 We parked near the Pavilion and had a cup of coffee before setting off into the town. 

The Opera House was open for performances again which was good to see.


We passed by the Old Hall Hotel which is opposite the Pavilion Gardens and Opera House.

According to the hotel's website part of the present building was built for George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury so that Mary Queen of Scots, who was in his custody, could take the waters.  George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was the fourth husband of Bess of Hardwick.

 Above, St Ann's well.  The fountain, built in 1852, dispenses the famous Buxton mineral spring water.  It stands on the Crescent at the bottom of the Slopes next to the Bath House (below) which is now a visitor centre.


The Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel has now opened after many years of restoration work.  It was wonderful to see the hoardings down and the building in all its sweeping splendour.


In Georgian times there were two rather grand hotels here where there is now only the one.  The buildings on the Crescent were designed by John Carr of York.  Here is a - link - to their website so you can see and read more.

We wandered into the town and spent some time looking around a few shops and gazing at a few buildings.
 
We then found a cafe where we could have lunch. It was quiet and peaceful. The Apple and Blackberry tea was refreshing and the cheese and salad sandwich tasty.  They make their own bread.

The shop had some wonderful locally made treats and goodies for sale.  It's called The Buxton Pudding Emporium.  We didin't try the Buxton Pudding but it did look delicious and quite similar to a Bakewell Pudding.  Here is a - link - to their website.  Here is a -link- to some Buxton Pudding recipes.
 
After lunch we headed back to the car through the hot house where there were many plants to admire.
 
Plenty of fish too.  Below seasonal displays at the flower shop in the entrance.

All for now. Have a lovely weekend.

16 comments:

  1. We still haven’t been even though we are now only one hour away.Must go soon!

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    1. It's about 45mins from us, I always enjoy a visit, it always feels special:)

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  2. What a lovely day out and so much of interest to see. I've never been to Buxton but love your photos of the buildings there :) Interesting about the Buxton pudding being similar to the Bakewell one. We bought some "proper" Bakewell pudding when we had a day out there some years ago. The seasonal displays at the flower shop are beautiful. Take care and have a lovely weekend too :)

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    1. Lots of things to see and this time we didn't go up into the second part of the town where the market,museum and old bookshop, Scriveners, is. The puddings looked lovely but too filling for me. The flowers at the shop and in the hothouse were lovely:)

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  3. I love Buxton. Haven't they done a fantastic job with the Crescent, it looked such a mess when we were there several years ago. That sounds a good café with apple and blackberry tea a refreshing change. 😊

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    1. The Crescent does look wonderful now, I'd love to see inside. Cafe was great, just around the corner from a popular one and not so busy. The food was lovely:)

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  4. Lovely pictures of the dear old town, which looks much as I remember it when I last visited - a long time ago now!

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    1. It is a lovely town with so much to offer, glad you enjoyed the photos:)

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  5. The last time we were in Buxton was in 2017. It seems like only yesterday in some ways yet so much has happened since then. We shall have to go again sometime next Spring and see the newly renovated Crescent. The buildings are elegant and we shall look out for that café.

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    1. The last few years have gone by so quickly. The new hotel and Crescent buildings look wonderful, I'd love to see inside. The cafe is in the building with arches opposite the Pavilion and Opera House but around the corner facing towards the little green area with the old post box:)

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  6. We haven’t visited Buxton for a good few years. My memories are of a quite tired town with lots of development going on. Sounds like I need to pay a visit soon as there will be lots to see. Have a good week Rosie. B x

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    1. I remember it looking a litte run down too but there are some spectacular buildings that are now being renovated - the Pavilion is one of them. We didn't visit the upper town this time where the market, museum and old bookshop are - a distinct area of its own. Just outside the town are Poole's Cavern and Solomon's Temple, plus the High Peak book shop. Lots to do if you visit one day:)

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  7. Such a beautiful place! I love the crescent buildings - quite splendid! The seasonal displays give a feel good factor. x

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    1. It is a lovely place to visit. I loved those seasonal displays, they made the place look so cheerful:)

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