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.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: opera house in Buxton, England
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist Church, Buxton and Buxton Town Hall.
St John the Baptist Church, Buxton
Church
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Buxton, Derbyshire.
Buxton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
The Slopes
Park
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.
Buxton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
- 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″ northLongitude
-1.91701° or 1° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5W735M+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 117880925OpenStreetMap feature
building=theatreOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata 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”
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Highlights include The Square, Buxton and Old Hall Hotel.
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