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We've teamed up with Chatsworth to give away a luxurious afternoon tea experience at The Flying Childers, worth £80! Afternoon tea at Chatsworth showcases the best of local produce, as well as the talents of its bakers who have created an array of delicious pastries and cakes, for the ultimate English...

With so much time given to entertaining ourselves over the last fifteen months, the return of Buxton’s Festival Fringe is especially welcome. From the 7th to the 25th of July, the town will explode with a mind-boggling variety of theatre, music, film, art and comedy; as usual events will...

Painting and drawing outdoors has become a familiar sight in Buxton over the past few years and since April artists have once again been spotted in and around the town working on their entries for The Buxton Spa Art Prize 2021. Generously supported by The Trevor Osborne Charitable Trust,...

Few books are as satisfying as a crime fiction novel set in a location familiar to you. This series of novels transports you back a hundred years to Buxton in the 1920s, a town of Edwardian grandeur, adjusting to the restrictions and changes brought by the First World War,...

Ask people what Buxton is famous for and the likely answers will be 'the water', 'the architecture' or perhaps even 'the micro-climate'. Many people will say 'the festival'. Once a year, the town enjoys international focus with crowds flocking to Buxton from all over the world for a two-week...

7th - 25th July 2021  | One of the largest open access arts festivals in the UK featuring dance, drama, music, poetry, comedy, film, exhibitions, magic and more | Book now