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Lyme Park Cheshire is a glorious English National Trust property, a short 8 – mile drive from our guesthouse in Buxton and takes only 30 minutes from door to door. It has been owned by the Leigh family for just under 600 years until Richard Legh, 3rd Baron Newton, gave Lyme Park to the National…
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Over the years we have had many guests ask us for advice on the best places to eat whilst staying in the beautiful spa town of Buxton, so we have put together this handy guide which shares our favourite restaurants and cafes. We hope that you enjoy reading it and find it a useful guide…
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With its intriguing history of the dam and its surrounding countryside, the walks around the Derwent Reservoir in the Peak District are a simply stunning place to visit. Steeped in history and in North Derbyshire, it is 10 miles from both Glossop and Sheffield. Travelling there by car is a must. It is a 20-mile…
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The enchanting Thornbridge Hall and Gardens are set in 14 acres of English formal gardens. Designed by Simeon Marshall at the end of the 19th Century, the previous owner, George Marples’ inspiration behind its design, was to create ‘a vision of a thousand shades of green’ that he could admire from his bedroom window. Seeing…
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The wonderful Cascades Gardens where the Budda offers a peaceful setting with which to relax.
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Biddulph Grange Gardens in Staffordshire is well worth a visit for all garden lovers. Its Chinese garden, dahlia walk and Egyptian garden make visiting a true sensory feast. So it’s a real treat for an alternative day out. It’s also only 40 minutes away by car from our guesthouse in Buxton. What is the China…
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Buxton Country Park and Solomon’s Temple is a great, local walk. It will take you on a circular loop through the famous Pavilion Gardens, up through Higher Buxton to Poole’s Cavern, Grinlow woods and Buxton Country Park where you can admire the fine views from the top of Solomon’s Temple, a fortified hilltop folly, funded…
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Lord Byron said of Dovedale, “I assure you there are things in Derbyshire as noble as in Greece or Switzerland” – today it is well known as a honey-pot tourist destination. Dovedale is yet another example of the magical scenery just waiting to be explored by visitors to the Peak District National Park. Along the…
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A visit to Chatsworth House and Gardens in Derbyshire Chatsworth, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is set in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire, on the banks of the river Derwent. Home of the Cavendish family since the 1550s, it has evolved through the centuries to reflect the tastes, passions…
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