Buxton Crescent, Buxton

Name: Buxton Crescent
Address: The Crescent, Buxton, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Buxton

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Buxton Crescent is a Grade-I-listed building in the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Owing much to the Royal Crescent in Bath, but described by the Royal Institution of British Architects as "more richly decorated and altogether more complex". It was designed by the architect John Carr of York, and built for the 5th Duke of Devonshire between 1780 and 1789. In 2020, following a multi-year restoration and redevelopment project supported by the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Derbyshire County Council, The Crescent was reopened as a 5-star spa hotel. ()

Completed: 1789 (235 years ago)Coordinates: 53°15'32"N, 1°54'50"W

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The CrescentBuxton United Kingdom

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Buxton Crescent – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buxton Opera House, Poole's Cavern, The Slopes, Corbar Hill.

~690 ftW
Opera, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Buxton Opera House, Buxton
4 min walk • Buxton Opera House is in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is a 902-seat opera house that hosts the annual Buxton Festival and, from 1994 to 2013, the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.
0.8 miSW
Natural attraction, National park, Park
Poole's Cavern, Buxton
21 min walk • Poole's Cavern or Poole's Hole is a two-million-year-old natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Pooles Cavern forms part of the Wye system, and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
~330 ftS
Park
The Slopes, Buxton
2 min walk • The Slopes is a Grade-II-listed public park in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The area was laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as pleasure grounds for the guests of The Crescent hotel to promenade.
0.6 miNW
Mountain
Corbar Hill, Buxton
17 min walk • Corbar Hill is a sandstone hill at the south end of Combs Moss, overlooking Buxton in Derbyshire, in the Peak District. The summit is 437 metres above sea level.
~100 ftSW
Hot springs
St Ann's Well, Buxton
1 min walk • St Ann's Well is an ancient warm natural spring in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The drinking well is located at the foot of The Slopes and opposite the Crescent hotel and the Old Hall Hotel.
~790 ftS
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton
4 min walk • Buxton Museum and Art Gallery focuses its collection on history, geology and archaeology primarily from the Peak District and Derbyshire. The museum is located at Terrace Road, Buxton, England. The museum opens Tuesday to Saturday all year round and from Easter to the end of September is also open on Sunday and Bank Holiday afternoons.
~600 ftNE
53°15'35"N • 1°54'41"W
The Springs Shopping Centre, Buxton
3 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Lismore Fields, Buxton
15 min walk • Lismore Fields is the site of a Stone Age settlement in the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It was discovered close to the River Wye in 1984 by the Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust during a search for a Roman road.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Wye Head, Buxton
17 min walk • Wye Head is an area in Derbyshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Burbage, on the outskirts of Buxton. It is so named because of a major rising of the River Wye, which carries much of the water from Poole's Cavern.
0.5 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Buxton Racecourse, Buxton
12 min walk • Buxton Racecourse was a horse racing track in the 19th century on Fairfield Common near Buxton in Derbyshire, England. In 1804 an earlier racecourse field was recorded at Heathfield Nook, on the other side of Buxton town.
~1550 ftW
Sport, Sport venue
Park Road, Buxton
8 min walk • Park Road is a cricket ground in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is the home ground of Buxton Cricket Club, and was formerly used by the Derbyshire County Cricket Club first XI between 1923 and 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Buxton Crescent?

Nearby attractions include St Ann's Well, Buxton (1 min walk), The Slopes, Buxton (2 min walk), Buxton Opera House, Buxton (4 min walk), Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton (4 min walk).

How to get to Buxton Crescent by public transport?

The nearest stations to Buxton Crescent:

Bus

Buxton, The Quadrant / adjacent Colonnade • Lines: 199 (1 min walk)

Train

Buxton (4 min walk)
Buxton Miniature Railway (7 min walk)