Buxton Opera House

Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house. It hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.

Photo: Davepape, Public domain.

Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John the Baptist Church, Buxton and The Slopes.

St John the Baptist Church, Buxton

Church

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St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Buxton, Derbyshire.

The Slopes

Park

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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. The Slopes is situated 670 feet east of Buxton Opera House.

Buxton Town Hall

Town hall

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Buxton Town Hall was opened in 1889 on the Market Place in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It lies in the town's central Conservation Area overlooking The Slopes. It is a Grade-II-listed building. Buxton Town Hall is situated 810 feet southeast of Buxton Opera House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.

Buxton

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Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.

Burbage

Village

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Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.

Harpur Hill

Village

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church. Harpur Hill is situated 1½ miles south of Buxton Opera House.

Buxton Opera House

Type: Theater building
Description: opera house in Buxton, England
Categories: opera house, movie theater, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.25838° or 53° 15′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.91701° or 1° 55′ 1″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C5W735M+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117880925

OpenStreetMap feature

building=theatre

Wikidata ID

Q2929020

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Buxton Opera House” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Buxton Opera House”
Egyptian Arabic: “بوكستون اوبرا هوس”
French: “Buxton Opera House”
French: “Maison d’opéra de Buxton”
French: “Opéra de Buxton”
Spanish: “Ópera de Buxton”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Square, Buxton and Old Hall Hotel.

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