Saturday, October 26, 2024

Snowdogs at Buxton

We chose to visit Buxton on a beautiful day.  At first, as we travelled along the A53 past the Roaches and the Winking Man we were in mist and low cloud but as we descended into the town this cleared and half an hour later the sun was out giving a golden glow to everything.

We parked at the Pavilion and popped inside for a coffee and to pick up a map to tell us where the Snowdogs were.

Here we spotted the first Snowdog.

Elf, artist Amanda Quellin 

The Snowdogs are, of course, from the popular cartoon The Snowman and the Snowdog by Raymond Briggs.

The Snowdogs are a Wild in Art event, sponsored by Markovitz in aid of Blythe House Hospice.  There are twelve to find spread across the town outside various landmarks,  in parks and by the riverside.  The furthest out of town is at Poole's Cavern.

We took all morning to wander around the town.  The dogs were proving very popular.

The Heron below was popular too as it strutted proudly along the river. I think it was used to having an audience.

Below outside the Opera House
 

Classic by the Wild in Art Studio. 

On top of Monument Hill.

Boats on the lake in Pavilion Gardens.
 
All Twelve Snowdogs on display until 15th December.


We did find all of the Snowdogs, the last one up at Poole's Cavern probably my favourite.
 
Rosy Posy by Jessica Perrin.
 

We ate our lunch outside next to Rosy Posy, pieces of homemade pizza and the last two homemade date slices. 

  In my last post I promised a second post about Clumber Park, that will come but I wanted to show you the Snowdogs whilst the day was fresh in my memory.
 
I've added links to the places mentioned on our journey. 

18 comments:

  1. We lived in Buxton a few years ago. It was lovely sharing your photos of a pleasant day out, TQ.
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Thank you Alison. It must be a lovely place to live, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos:)

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  2. Those dogs are so cute! The heron is a remarkable fellow too. Sounds like a perfect outing, Rosie.

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    1. Thank you Granny Sue, yes the dogs are cute and were very popular with all ages. The heron didn't seem to mind being watched as it searched for food:)

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  3. What fun to have a snow dog trail. Things like that are catching on to raise funds. Recently we had a tortoise trail which is great fun for children and grownups! B x

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    1. Thank you B. It was fun and good exercise too, finding all the dogs. A tortoise trails sounds wonderful:)

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  4. Aren't they fun! The designs are really good too and no doubt everyone had lots of exercise up and down the hills in Buxton trying to find them. 😊

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    1. Thank you CK. Yes, I think I did over 10,000 steps that day, so it was very good exercise:)

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  5. That's a fun thing to do - look for snow dogs! Love the heron strutting along looking quite important.

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    1. Thank you Lorrie. The heron wasn't bothered by all the people watching and taking photos, it was very sure of itself and used to people:)

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  6. What a wonderful day out and a lovely snow dog trail. The dogs are so cute and I liked the last one best too :) It is a great way to raise funds. Have a good week Rosie.

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    1. Thank you RR. It was a lovely day out and good weather so we had fun finding all the dogs. Whilst I was sitting near Rosy Posy a lady came along with a little dog and called it Rosie, so three of us all together. You too have a good week:)

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  7. It must have been fun searching for all the different snow dogs. I can see why you liked Rosy posy! Eating a home made lunch must have been very satisfying too! x

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    1. Thank you Simone, it was great fun and good to have our lunch with us as it was warm enough to sit outside:)

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  8. Sounds like a fun day, walking around and finding the snowdogs. Cute the way they're all painted differently. In the little town of Marion, Ohio where I grew up they have Cardinals painted in various locations around the city. I don't remember how many there are; but it's fun to find them. The Cardinal is the state of Ohio Bird.

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    1. Thank you Sandy, I liked all the different designs on the dogs. The painted Cardinals sound interesting. They are such a distinctive and colourful bird:)

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  9. I love those snow dogs. Maybe we will be able to take a trip to Buxton to see them for ourselves.

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    1. Thank you, Beverley. The snowdogs are there until 15th December so perhaps you will be able to visit and see them, I hope so:)

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