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Photo: Chrome Hill, a viewpoint near Hollinsclough in the Peak District, Staffordshire, central England.

Chrome Hill© Mark Rickaby / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Places to explore near Buxton StationBuxton

56 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Buxton, a village in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Buxton

Village

Elegant spa town of Georgian crescents and a domed Opera House, England's highest market town, built on its warm mineral spring.

0.2 km SE · Derbyshire

Photo of Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Pavilion Gardens, Buxton

House & garden near Buxton

Twenty-three acres of Victorian park around a domed pavilion of 1871.

0.8 km SW

Photo of Poole's Cavern, a cave near Buxton, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Poole's Cavern

Cave near Buxton

Two-million-year-old limestone cavern on the edge of Buxton, with a source of the River Wye and rare 'poached-egg' stalactites.

1.5 km SW

Photo of Solomon's Temple, a folly near Buxton, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Solomon's Temple

Folly near Buxton

Victorian fortified tower on Grin Low above Buxton, built as a folly on a Bronze Age burial mound with wide-ranging views.

2.1 km S

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

2.3 km W

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

5.1 km E · spans 6 counties

Photo: Chrome Hill, a viewpoint near Hollinsclough in the Peak District, Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Chrome Hill

Viewpoint near Hollinsclough

Dragon's-back reef limestone ridge in the upper Dove valley, a sharp-crested fossil-reef hill with dramatic sunrise views.

6.9 km S

Photo of Three Shires Head, a waterfall near Flash in the Peak District, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Three Shires Head

Waterfall near Flash

The packhorse bridge and pools where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet — once handy for prize-fighters dodging three county constabularies at once.

7.2 km SW

Photo of Chee Dale, a gorge near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Chee Dale

Gorge near Tideswell

Deep limestone dale where the Wye squeezes between crags, crossed by stepping stones beneath overhanging cliffs.

8.1 km E

Photo: Goyt Valley, a viewpoint near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Goyt Valley

Viewpoint near Chapel-en-le-Frith

Wooded reservoir valley west of Buxton, with the ruins of Errwood Hall and moorland walks up to Shining Tor.

9.1 km NW

Photo of Bugsworth Basin, a landmark near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Bugsworth Basin

Landmark near Chapel-en-le-Frith

The largest surviving inland canal port in the country, a scheduled monument where the Peak Forest Canal met the tramway down from the limestone quarries.

9.2 km NW

Photo of Tideswell, a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Tideswell

Village

Large upland village built on wool and lead, its 14th-century church so grand it is called the 'Cathedral of the Peak'.

9.3 km E · Derbyshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Buxton Brewery Tap House

Brewery near Buxton

Buxton Brewery's taproom and events space, its beer garden looking out over the surrounding Peak District hills.

0.2 km SW

Photo of The Wye Valley, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tideswell in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

The Wye Valley

SSSI near Tideswell

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire.

1.8 km E

Photo of Greensides Farm, a country estate near Hollinsclough in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Greensides Farm

Country estate near Hollinsclough

A National Trust place in Derbyshire.

5.4 km S

Photo: Shining Tor, a 559m hill near Buxton in the Peak District, Cheshire, north west England.

Shining Tor

Marilyn · County top near Buxton

The highest hill in Cheshire.

6.4 km W

Photo along the Limestone Way, a 46-mile long-distance path running from Castleton to Rocester, central England.

Limestone Way

Long-distance path

Through the White Peak's dales and plateau pastures from Castleton to Rocester on the Staffordshire border.

6.8 km E · Derbyshire & Staffordshire

Photo of Derbyshire Dales, a National Nature Reserve near Monyash in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Derbyshire Dales

National Nature Reserve near Monyash

A National Nature Reserve in Derbyshire.

6.9 km NE

Photo of The Quiet Woman, a pub near Earl Sterndale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

The Quiet Woman

Pub near Earl Sterndale

Timeless traditional local in Earl Sterndale, beneath the reef-knoll peaks of Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill.

7.6 km SE

Photo of Eccles Pike, a country estate near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, central England.

Eccles Pike

Country estate near Chapel-en-le-Frith

A National Trust place in Derbyshire.

7.9 km N

Forest Gin Distillery

Distillery near Macclesfield

Small-batch distillery above Macclesfield, said to be Britain's highest, offering tours and tastings of its foraged gins.

8.1 km W

Everything else within 10 km (35) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.