Buxton

On Thursday we spent a lovely hour or two in the town of Buxton. I've taken you there before in several posts. It was the first time we'd viited since November 2019. Since then the renovation work had been done on the buildings on The Crescent and we wanted to see what they looked like.

We parked near the Pavilion and had a cup of coffee before setting off into the town.

The Opera House was open for performances again which was good to see.

We passed by the Old Hall Hotel which is opposite the Pavilion Gardens and Opera House.

According to the hotel's website part of the present building was built for George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury so that Mary Queen of Scots, who was in his custody, could take the waters. George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was the fourth husband of Bess of Hardwick.

Above, St Ann's well. The fountain, built in 1852, dispenses the famous Buxton mineral spring water. It stands on the Crescent at the bottom of the Slopes next to the Bath House (below) which is now a visitor centre.

The Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel has now opened after many years of restoration work. It was wonderful to see the hoardings down and the building in all its sweeping splendour.

In Georgian times there were two rather grand hotels here where there is now only the one. The buildings on the Crescent were designed by John Carr of York. Here is a - link - to their website so you can see and read more.

We wandered into the town and spent some time looking around a few shops and gazing at a few buildings.

We then found a cafe where we could have lunch. It was quiet and peaceful. The Apple and Blackberry tea was refreshing and the cheese and salad sandwich tasty. They make their own bread.

The shop had some wonderful locally made treats and goodies for sale. It's called The Buxton Pudding Emporium. We didin't try the Buxton Pudding but it did look delicious and quite similar to a Bakewell Pudding. Here is a - link - to their website. Here is a -link- to some Buxton Pudding recipes.