Tickets now available for the Buxton Crescent Visitor Experience
We are thrilled to announce that the much anticipated attraction is officially opening on Tuesday 20th and booking is now live on our website! … Read More
October 17, 2020
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Our brand new visitor experience tells the stories of Buxton, The Crescent, its famous water and the many people who came to seek its cure.
COVID-19 Announcement
Following the recent announcement that High Peak and Derbyshire will be entering into Tier 2 measures, we want to reassure you that our venues will remain open with all our current COVID-19 measures in place.
From Tuesday to Sunday the High Peak Tourist Information Service will be delivered by the staff in person at the Pump Room, and via email and telephone. The Buxton Crescent Visitor Experience will also remain open with our pre-booked, timed tickets available for household bubbles of up to six people.
These measures are under constant review, as we respond to the developing situation and any Government advice. Your continued support during these challenging times is greatly appreciated.
Please do get in touch via our contact form if you have any questions.
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the elegant Victorian Pump Room, dedicated to Arnemetia The Goddess of the Grove to take the thermal mineral waters and a trip into the past to find out more about this magnificent space and its history. Rising from 5,000 feet below ground the water is at a constant 28 degrees and has been enjoyed since Roman times. Visitors to the town, who would have 'taken the waters' include Mary Queen of Scots, Georgian aristocracy, eminent Victorians such as Darwin and the Wedgwood family. Then in later years by Vera Brittain and more recently by the many visitors to and performers at the Opera House and Buxton's renowned festivals.
The Pump Room Evening Events
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust presents a programme of evening events featuring talks, music, cultural, artistic, family and educational events.
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Keeping our visitors and staff safe at the Buxton Visitor Centre
As we’re sure you will have heard, from this Friday 24th July it will be mandatory for customers to wear a face mask while inside shops and supermarkets. Because the Buxton Visitor Centre in the Pump Room has a (fabulous) retail offer, we will need to introduce this rule as well. … Read More
July 24, 2020
The Buxton Visitor Centre at the Pump Room is ‘Good to Go’
After lots of hard work and preparation behind the scenes, the Buxton Visitor Centre at the Pump Room has now reopened, and we are looking forward to welcoming you back. … Read More
July 8, 2020
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust receives ‘Lifeline’ Emergency Fund Grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown couldn’t have come at a worse time for the new Trust as it began to prepare the Pump Room for a busy Easter and season ahead. The Trust were also getting very close to opening
June 26, 2020
A bustling Buxton at half term
Buxton was alive with activity last week, as families from across the county visited to make the most of craft, performance and learning events around town. … Read More
February 27, 2020
Meet the new learning team
Over the next weeks and months, we’ll be sharing what you can learn when you visit us in Buxton.
First though, time to meet the team – our passionate and talented band of self-confessed history geeks, with a passion for learning.
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January 15, 2020
"Buxton's thermal mineral water has inspired people for over 2,000 years. It was the Romans who first discovered the warm spring."
Duke of Devonshire
Patron - Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust
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