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Buxton Promoted as Peak District Spa Base With Walks and Waterfalls

New travel coverage leans on guest reviews to illustrate the town's spa-and-outdoors appeal.

Overview

  • Set on the edge of the Peak District, the town is about an hour’s drive from Derby and is recognized as England’s highest market town.
  • Mineral springs sourced at St Ann’s Well anchor a long spa tradition and supply the bottled Buxton Water brand.
  • Three Shires Head, where Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire meet, features waterfalls and wild-swimming pools that visitors describe as a "hidden world."
  • The area’s favorite route is the Solomon’s Temple circular walk from Buxton Station through Buxton Country Park to the Grin Low viewing tower.
  • In the center, the Grade I listed Buxton Crescent Hotel & Thermal Spa offers a rooftop pool and treatments, while the nearby Devonshire Dome spans wider than St Paul’s Cathedral.