Thanks for this! So, so good to see. I was the architect in charge of the Crescent conservation and construction for five years. Sadly, due to the current situation, I haven't had the opertunity to visit recently (I'm up in Scotland but came down every week). All of the designers and contractors are so very proud of what we did and realise how much it means to the local people. It was a VERY difficult project and many of the builders and designers will be life long friends, through adversity shared. This is rare... Personally, I miss all the crazy ducks, clear view of the stars and the lovely staff at the Old Hall and the excellent Grosvenor Guest House as well as the great beer! 👌👍❤️
As a local resident I have to say thanks to you and everyone involved in the restoration. it’s so incredible to see the crescent restored to its former glory and in use once again
It's like a cigarette, it always smells nicer when someone else is smoking one infront of you but when you are smoking one yourself you don't notice the smell
I liked this video of Buxton so much, I’ve booked a 3 day trip in early October,coffee in Pavilion Gardens is a must,then a stroll round the town is first on my list
Hi. We really enjoyed your video and walk round Buxton. We are going there for a weeks holiday at the start of May and this was a perfect introduction to the place and what we can expect. It really does look a lovely place. We just need the sun to shine like it did for you. Thanks again.
I saw h.m.s. Pinafore at the opera house and loved the pavilion and botanical garden. It was in 2000. Looks the same. Beautiful place. I'm native Californian btw.
I was at one time a frequent visitor to Buxton, and I've enjoyed this tour very much. The public buildings are very grand. Well apart from the shopping centre, but that's true of most English shopping centres isn't it? The public building stonework isn't as bright as the Cotswolds, but not as dour as Edinburgh, more a porridge colour unless the sun's very strong, and the park is nice to walk in.
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Thanks this is lovely ❤️ my late mother spent time in Buxton in the 1940s and as a family it was a favourite destination. She lived in the lodge house at Orient Lodge in Green Fairfield, perhaps you know it.
Brilliant video. I've passed through Buxton many times and dropped people off in Buxton, but I've never had a serious walk around the place. I will, very soon pop over the hills and have a good wander.
I've seen a few good shows at the Opera House. The ones that stick in the mind are Steeleye Span and Count Arthur Strong. I Love the Pavilion & gardens too. I agree with others that there is so much more to see in Buxton too. Looking forward to episode 2 :-)
So glad I've found your channel! Lived in Stoke on Trent for many years about half an hour from Buxton, so been there many times. Beautiful town and you're now making me want to go back again for a refresh!! BTW directly opposite The Crescent is St Anne's Well where you can literally 'take the waters'. The water filters through the peak district limestone hills and emerges beautifully crisp and refreshing from the Well. Many people turn up with bottles and cannisters to fill up! The Opera House houses some great artistes. Particularly remember a (drummer) Cozy Powell tribute concert there years ago where guitar god Brian may (Queen) made a special appearance! Thanks for posting. Have just subscribed and am off to view a few more of your walks!!
Thank you so much Mike I missed St Anne's Well - I was so caught up with the Crescent I forgot to include it! Gives me another reason to revisit and film another one though eh! Thank you for subscribing - I hope you enjoy. There are lots of playlists on my channel page that you might find useful / interesting - I try to group them by area, or by things like seaside towns, or small villages etc!
Hello from the Jurassic Coast of the UK. Thanks for filming this... I lived in Buxton (on Broad Walk) many years ago and worked in both the Palace Hotel and the St Anne’s Hotel. I see that the Spa Cinema has gone now. I also worked there as a Projectionist and at the Opera House as a Cinema Projectionist. I also make video about the place I live now....
Hello! Shame about the cinema. There's something magical about traditional old lovely cinemas. I'm going to take a look at your channel now - great to meet you on here! Neil
Hi, dad got his first car in 1956 when I was 10 years old during the Suez Crisis, once petrol was a bit easier to get we used to visit Buxton often before moving on to Matlock and Matlock Bath. He used to stop on the Bakewell Road next to Ashwood Park an area you didn’t visit in your film. He had a friend who served on the same destroyer in WW2 who ran the Hope and Anchor in Wirksworth, while in the area we visited the Well Dressing's around Derbyshire. Next year is our 50th wedding anniversary and before setting of on our driving honeymoon to the West Country we spent our wedding night at the Palace Hotel. Apart from the obvious the memories were of trying to persuade a ginormous moth to fly out of the window and the hotel not charging for a half bottle of wine with our meal, as a Yorkshireman that certainly sticks in the mind :-)
Ah wow now those are real memories Mike thank you!! I will be filming more around the area so will try and find as many of the things you mention and include 👍👍❤️❤️ You’ve inspired me to go to Matlock and Matlock Bath too - stay tuned!
@@GimbalWalkTV Grew up in Chinley, so we'd often go shopping in Buxton, or to entertainment events of one sort or another. Cinema too, in those days! I also have a memory of illuminations in the Gardens, which really seemed magical at the time.
I love 💕 Buxton beautiful ❤️ place . I use to go to Bakewell then on to Buxton . A very good day out beautiful fresh air and smells of the countryside and drinking 🚰 from the fountain in Buxton . Then the return journey Bakewell and home to chesterfield . Thanks 👍😊 for the memories 🙂 .
@@GimbalWalkTV walked passed it the other week. It’s been in construction for years. Walker passed it with school, taken a photo. It was a lovely place!
Another great video! Three suggestions for future walks: 1) The Northumberland market town of Hexham. It has one of the oldest railway stations in the world (1835), the historic Hexham Abbey (AD 674) and some picturesque riverside views at Tyne Green. 2) The traditional little farming village of Goostrey, set in the beautiful Cheshire countryside which is next to the very famous and spectacular Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Observatory (open for tours). 3) Why not go back to York and do the National Railway Museum? Keep up the good work! :)
Am lucky to say we live 30 minutes in car from Buxton one of my favourite and the wife’s as well to visit on a day out loving the videos looking forward to your next one
Worked down here 2002, beautiful town even if we had 6weeks torrential rain when we started February 2002, love to visit again, pints in-London road, cheese, eagle, sun, bakers😎happy days
@@GimbalWalkTV no problems at all. 😊👍 you’ve really shown the beautiful side of my home town so thank you. That’s it you couldn’t have timed it better with the weather. I’m sure you know what the weather can be like round here. 🙈😂
Lovely but at 15.54 you missed the St Annes Well where fresh flowing 'Buxton Water' is freely available. Its pure and clean to drink and warm too due to the Buxton hot springs.
My dad used to deliver car parts to Buxton twice a day, and my great uncle was is the Devonshire royal back when it was a hospital. It even had to points on opposite sides where you could hear each other whisper.
@@GimbalWalkTV If you go back there's a feature I discovered that has a following among enthusiasts. It was here that I found my first Penfold pillar box on the main road out of the centre to the right of the Opera House. It stands in front of an old tree on one of the side roads. People were drawn to my photos on Flickr.
I lived in Buxton as a kid for a couple of years way back in the 60s and it was a beautiful town and the countryside around it stunning. It was bloody cold though even in summer and in the winter it had more than its fair share of snow and icy winds. I also remember the Cat and Fiddle road between Buxton and Macclesfield. I wonder if the pub is still there?
I really like the Peak District, I've been up there several times but never actually been to Buxton yet. There's a speedway track in the Peak District in between Buxton and Leek which is surrounded by countryside and its really nice to visit but the weather has a mind of its own sometimes.
You only did a fraction of Buxton, you missed the main shopping arcade, fantastic museum on the way up to the top market where the town hall and loads more independent shops are situated - you will have to do come back and do a part 2 Buxton.
I've watched many of your great walking videos especially during the lockdowns. I prefer the videos without music and songs. The sounds of the wind, waves, birds, indistinct chatter and even vehicular noise made me feel more as if I'm there. By the way, small but historic and beautiful East Anglia towns seems to be neglected, for example, King's Lynn.
I have been to Buxton but now I have seen your video i would like to stay for a few days, never done that. I use to live in South Manchester and we'd travel to Buxton by train. Nice run.
@@GimbalWalkTV It's a tricky one. It's in Derbyshire so officially it's East Midlands, but it's often classed as North West. The local ambulance service is East Midlands, the water authority is Severn Trent in line with the rest of the wider Midlands, but the local TV is North West. However, in Earl Sterndale a few miles to the south they get their TV news from Birmingham. If you look at a map of England and divide it into three, Buxton would definitely be in the Midlands, as would Manchester and Sheffield for that matter. Personally I think most of Cheshire is geograpically in the Midlands, although not politically.
@@GimbalWalkTV It used to be right next to it, identical in style... It was the Midland station, the train used to take you through miller's dale, down to Bakewell, Matlock before heading to Derby. It was closed in 1968 and knocked down soon after and replaced by the spring gardens car park opposite the current station. Some of the wall is still standing
@@GimbalWalkTV The old Buxton to Matlock railway line, is now known as the Monsal Trail which is a cycle/walking path with the many SSSI sites along the route. Maybe another recommendation that would make an interesting video for you is to ride the Monsal Trail - it got to be one of the best cycle rides in the UK and very safe as no cars or trains - it starts a couple of miles out of Buxton. Great video of Buxton BTW - keep up the good work.
The only thing I question is the actual dates the buildings were built, bearing in mind it was supposedly an era of the horse and cart without power tools etc….. Then look at other towns and cities in uk and Europe…. Really should make you question the actual narrative of our history. Such beautiful architecture it’s like we have de-evolved rather than evolved. Also recommend looking at the whole town using a drone it’s truly amazing how well designed it is.
Thanks for video. Im thinking of visiting for my birthday. Does anyone recommend any really nice hotels. I see good reviews for Great Western Buxton hotel.
What a lovely video! It is a place with such great character, and I’m pleased to say it’s my nearest town. It’s a shame that Griffindor lose 10 points because because you called it an American “train station” instead of a British “Railway Station”, but that’s forgiven because the video was so inspiring. I do hope you visit again, because the walk up Terrace Road to the Market Place will be worthwhile - there’s a lot to see up there, especially on a Saturday when the market is on. Thank you!
Ah I'm getting so much grief for the railway station/train station thing! 🤣 I never knew it was such a controversial subject! Thank you so much for watching!
I am aware that Sarah Duncan, who played Lady Victoria in the 'Royal Flush' episode of 'Only Fools and Horses', has said that the interior shots of the opera were filmed in Buxton. I have watched the episode where the interior wall of the theatre and the ends of the stalls seats are shown. I have compared these with photographs taken inside the Buxton Opera House (BOH). They clearly do not match and I must conclude that the interior opera scenes could not have been filmed at the BOH. I am disappointed as I live in Buxton but cannot argue with the evidence of my own eyes!
I use to live near Buxton, love the place but on last visit to see how some areas have dilapidated ie the market place and along Spring gardens and the Fairfield road into Buxton. Also heard some years back they took overspill from a Manchester council estate into an estate up above the Leek Road, a few problems with fly tipping and lowering of tone etc since...but this has happened with many towns over the past decades...My thought is will change - if has not done already as that was back in late 90's - maybe someone can let me know? - onward and upward. They have done a good job with renovations on St Annes hotel though dismayed at what they have done with the bedrooms, the interior designer they used should be shot - lol. My preference would be The Old Hall Hotel :-) at least until they sort out those bedroom at St Anne's.
Hi Ry If you use the 'Shazam' app it will tell you all the music on the video but also any you hear on TV or in movies or even out and about in pubs, or on the street etc (it's totally free!)
Would like to clarify the Pump Room ..opposite the crescent...is NOT being converted into a restaurant, but is the new Buxton Visitor Centre, opened in spring 2019. Here you can obtain lots of advice, books, leaflets and maps to help you make the most of your stay in Buxton and the peak district. We also stock a wide range of souvenirs and original gifts. Please do call in and see us! It is an incredibly beautiful , historic building in its own right. A haven of cool marble and stained glass , with the famous well.
@@johnnylaws3758 Correct. The Pump Rooms behind the crescent are currently being converted into a restaurant. Felicity doesn't know what she's on about.
“If you are visiting Buxton you could stay here at the crescent” yeah if you have £100000000 laying around. Unlikely. The crescent is like £1000 a night. Don’t go and stay there please!
Your videos are great, but the music is pointless and just ruins it all. Why do you think that the viewer wants to hear YOUR favourite songs? How about trying the natural ambience of a location instead? I mean, you did Runswick Bay and the sound of the sea there is amazing, but no. Some daft Shania Twain rubbish.
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Thanks for this! So, so good to see. I was the architect in charge of the Crescent conservation and construction for five years. Sadly, due to the current situation, I haven't had the opertunity to visit recently (I'm up in Scotland but came down every week). All of the designers and contractors are so very proud of what we did and realise how much it means to the local people. It was a VERY difficult project and many of the builders and designers will be life long friends, through adversity shared. This is rare... Personally, I miss all the crazy ducks, clear view of the stars and the lovely staff at the Old Hall and the excellent Grosvenor Guest House as well as the great beer! 👌👍❤️
As a local resident I have to say thanks to you and everyone involved in the restoration. it’s so incredible to see the crescent restored to its former glory and in use once again
Its incredible feeling to be part of such a legacy.
What a beautiful place. And I live here !!!!
Well said and yes it is! Lovely place to live!
Same as you I count myself lucky to live here. 😊👍
Me too! Born and bred! 👍🏻
It's like a cigarette, it always smells nicer when someone else is smoking one infront of you but when you are smoking one yourself you don't notice the smell
@@ryearl764 So true!
As an ex-resident this was a walk down memory lane, loved it.
Ah thank you so much!
We love Buxton with so many beautiful sites, & the Famous 2nd hand Book Store ( Scriveners )
Oooh I need to have a nosey round that
I liked this video of Buxton so much, I’ve booked a 3 day trip in early October,coffee in Pavilion Gardens is a must,then a stroll round the town is first on my list
Amazing! It’s a lovely place you will have a great time 👍👍
Hi. We really enjoyed your video and walk round Buxton. We are going there for a weeks holiday at the start of May and this was a perfect introduction to the place and what we can expect. It really does look a lovely place. We just need the sun to shine like it did for you. Thanks again.
I saw h.m.s. Pinafore at the opera house and loved the pavilion and botanical garden. It was in 2000. Looks the same. Beautiful place. I'm native Californian btw.
Thank you for another fantastic video keep on walking 👍👍
Thank you 👍👍
Wow wot about that theatre and then the park after with the conservatory..mind boggling. Beauty
So true!
I was at one time a frequent visitor to Buxton, and I've enjoyed this tour very much. The public buildings are very grand. Well apart from the shopping centre, but that's true of most English shopping centres isn't it? The public building stonework isn't as bright as the Cotswolds, but not as dour as Edinburgh, more a porridge colour unless the sun's very strong, and the park is nice to walk in.
Thanks so much
Agree with what you’re saying here
Looks so clean as well
Definitely ❤️❤️
Buxton Derbyshire, a spa town in Derbyshire is the highest market town in England, some 1,000 feet above sea level. Buxton is close to the county boundaries of Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, on the edge of the Peak District National Park.
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I'm going to a Wool festival in Buxton on Saturday at the Pavillion Gardens. Your video has helped me to find which way to walk. ❤️
Ah great stuff!
Have a great time ❤️
Thanks this is lovely ❤️ my late mother spent time in Buxton in the 1940s and as a family it was a favourite destination. She lived in the lodge house at Orient Lodge in Green Fairfield, perhaps you know it.
I do! What a lovely place Buxton is!
Lived in Buxton your the only one i ever heard say its beautiful, cant ever remember it being that sunny
Brilliant video. I've passed through Buxton many times and dropped people off in Buxton, but I've never had a serious walk around the place. I will, very soon pop over the hills and have a good wander.
Oh you should - it's a fantastic day out!
I appreciated this video since I am seriously considering visiting Buxton and I travel by train. Great for me 😊
Beautiful town! So many beautiful building fronts and verandas! Thank you!
Thank you too!
Really appreciate you watching my videos!
Your walks are fantastic to watch. Thank you!
Thank you so much Ros ❤️❤️
Sunshine in Buxton and you've made it look nice, well done 😜
Thank you - it's easy when the sun shines!
Thanks for sharing! nice place.
Thank you too
Loved Buxton.
I've seen a few good shows at the Opera House. The ones that stick in the mind are Steeleye Span and Count Arthur Strong. I Love the Pavilion & gardens too. I agree with others that there is so much more to see in Buxton too. Looking forward to episode 2 :-)
Coming soon!
Great video of Buxton
Thank you Lorna ❤️
I have booked a week there the first part of March. Thanks for the preview of what I have to look forward to.
Really nice video 👌🏻 Thank you for visiting 👍🏻
Thank you! Lovely place can’t wait to go back!
So glad I've found your channel! Lived in Stoke on Trent for many years about half an hour from Buxton, so been there many times. Beautiful town and you're now making me want to go back again for a refresh!! BTW directly opposite The Crescent is St Anne's Well where you can literally 'take the waters'. The water filters through the peak district limestone hills and emerges beautifully crisp and refreshing from the Well. Many people turn up with bottles and cannisters to fill up! The Opera House houses some great artistes. Particularly remember a (drummer) Cozy Powell tribute concert there years ago where guitar god Brian may (Queen) made a special appearance! Thanks for posting. Have just subscribed and am off to view a few more of your walks!!
Thank you so much Mike
I missed St Anne's Well - I was so caught up with the Crescent I forgot to include it!
Gives me another reason to revisit and film another one though eh!
Thank you for subscribing - I hope you enjoy. There are lots of playlists on my channel page that you might find useful / interesting - I try to group them by area, or by things like seaside towns, or small villages etc!
I once stayed in the Palace Hotel. I went to college in Buxton. Great video, thank you.
We’re visiting on Sunday and will try to do your walk. Thank you 👍🏼
Have fun! It's a lovely place to visit!
What a magnificent building
👍👍👍
Hello from the Jurassic Coast of the UK. Thanks for filming this... I lived in Buxton (on Broad Walk) many years ago and worked in both the Palace Hotel and the St Anne’s Hotel. I see that the Spa Cinema has gone now. I also worked there as a Projectionist and at the Opera House as a Cinema Projectionist. I also make video about the place I live now....
Hello!
Shame about the cinema. There's something magical about traditional old lovely cinemas.
I'm going to take a look at your channel now - great to meet you on here!
Neil
Hi, dad got his first car in 1956 when I was 10 years old during the Suez Crisis, once petrol was a bit easier to get we used to visit Buxton often before moving on to Matlock and Matlock Bath.
He used to stop on the Bakewell Road next to Ashwood Park an area you didn’t visit in your film.
He had a friend who served on the same destroyer in WW2 who ran the Hope and Anchor in Wirksworth, while in the area we visited the Well Dressing's around Derbyshire.
Next year is our 50th wedding anniversary and before setting of on our driving honeymoon to the West Country we spent our wedding night at the Palace Hotel.
Apart from the obvious the memories were of trying to persuade a ginormous moth to fly out of the window and the hotel not charging for a half bottle of wine with our meal, as a Yorkshireman that certainly sticks in the mind :-)
Ah wow now those are real memories Mike thank you!!
I will be filming more around the area so will try and find as many of the things you mention and include 👍👍❤️❤️
You’ve inspired me to go to Matlock and Matlock Bath too - stay tuned!
Lovely looking hotel
Might have to stay there next time I’m there!
Thanks so much. It is good to see how many things have remained relatively unchanged since I was a child.
You are so welcome!
Did you live in Buxton or just visit?
@@GimbalWalkTV Grew up in Chinley, so we'd often go shopping in Buxton, or to entertainment events of one sort or another. Cinema too, in those days! I also have a memory of illuminations in the Gardens, which really seemed magical at the time.
@@soonguy Oh I bet they were. I wonder if they're still as good these days?
I love 💕 Buxton beautiful ❤️ place . I use to go to Bakewell then on to Buxton . A very good day out beautiful fresh air and smells of the countryside and drinking 🚰 from the fountain in Buxton . Then the return journey Bakewell and home to chesterfield . Thanks 👍😊 for the memories 🙂 .
As A derbyshire man I love all the towns of my county but Buxton is particularly nice. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Thank you so much and I agree - you have good taste in towns!
Love the music
Thank you 👍👍👍
Nice video. I live in Buxton and enjoyed your perspective.
Thank you! I got a bit over excited at the crescent and lost focus and missed lots out though 🤣🤣
@@GimbalWalkTV walked passed it the other week. It’s been in construction for years. Walker passed it with school, taken a photo. It was a lovely place!
Another great video! Three suggestions for future walks:
1) The Northumberland market town of Hexham. It has one of the oldest railway stations in the world (1835), the historic Hexham Abbey (AD 674) and some picturesque riverside views at Tyne Green.
2) The traditional little farming village of Goostrey, set in the beautiful Cheshire countryside which is next to the very famous and spectacular Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Observatory (open for tours).
3) Why not go back to York and do the National Railway Museum?
Keep up the good work! :)
You've scored a bullseye with those suggestions - they're all superb ideas - will be doing those!
Am lucky to say we live 30 minutes in car from Buxton one of my favourite and the wife’s as well to visit on a day out loving the videos looking forward to your next one
Thank you Steven
I really like Buxton - you’re lucky to live so close.
Worked down here 2002, beautiful town even if we had 6weeks torrential rain when we started February 2002, love to visit again, pints in-London road, cheese, eagle, sun, bakers😎happy days
Six weeks of rain sounds about right for that part of the country 🤣🤣
Fantastic park
It really is!
I worked as a gardener in the park for 15 years
@@iwright621 We have you to thank for such a great place to relax then! You did a great job!
hoping to live there one day - thanks for this great vid!!
Any time! Thanks for watching Georgina!
Spent a week there in September 2013. We went to the Opera House for a Kate Rusby concert. It rained the entire stay but loved it there (from Canada).
Aww such a lovely walking tour of where I live you got the lovely weather too. 😊👍
Thank you Sami! I love Buxton so was great to get the blue skies! ❤️
@@GimbalWalkTV no problems at all. 😊👍 you’ve really shown the beautiful side of my home town so thank you. That’s it you couldn’t have timed it better with the weather. I’m sure you know what the weather can be like round here. 🙈😂
@@mrsboosh42 Oh yes! The weather forecast for the next two weeks = rain , then rain then rain then rain then rain 🤣
@@GimbalWalkTV haha that’s it that sounds about right haha. 🙈😂 and just in time for the 1st bank holiday of may. 🤣🤣
Great video. We’re here visiting in March 2024 and things look very different in the drizzle! Making the best of it though.
The weather has just been rubbish for months now hasn't it
Lovely but at 15.54 you missed the St Annes Well where fresh flowing 'Buxton Water' is freely available. Its pure and clean to drink and warm too due to the Buxton hot springs.
I did! I was carried away by The Crescent 🤣
My dad used to deliver car parts to Buxton twice a day, and my great uncle was is the Devonshire royal back when it was a hospital. It even had to points on opposite sides where you could hear each other whisper.
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Thank you 👍👍❤️
You've missed most of Buxton in your video including St Ann's Well where the water continues to flow freely at the end of its 5000 year journey.
I did! I got carried away with the Crescent and lost my focus!
@@GimbalWalkTV Well it's such a lovely town that it's easy to get carried away.
@@johngrant5448 Very much so John! I'm going to go back and redo this one I think!
@@GimbalWalkTV If you go back there's a feature I discovered that has a following among enthusiasts. It was here that I found my first Penfold pillar box on the main road out of the centre to the right of the Opera House. It stands in front of an old tree on one of the side roads. People were drawn to my photos on Flickr.
I lived in Buxton as a kid for a couple of years way back in the 60s and it was a beautiful town and the countryside around it stunning. It was bloody cold though even in summer and in the winter it had more than its fair share of snow and icy winds. I also remember the Cat and Fiddle road between Buxton and Macclesfield. I wonder if the pub is still there?
This looks stunning would love to live here
It really is!
one thing to note is 99% of the time the weather is very rainy and cold but its not to bad to live here
I really like the Peak District, I've been up there several times but never actually been to Buxton yet. There's a speedway track in the Peak District in between Buxton and Leek which is surrounded by countryside and its really nice to visit but the weather has a mind of its own sometimes.
oooh I need to look up that track - do you remember the name of it?
@Campervan Beethoven Superb stuff thank you so much! Your knowledge has been fantastic and extremely helpful!
@Campervan Beethoven Very much so!
Very similar feel to Bath and Harrogate, not surprising as they are all 'spa' towns. I live an easy drive away and it's a favourite place to visit.
Very true - they do feel very similar
Great video , if you had gone up past the kids park where the train is there is a boating lake to
Ah no! Missed that too! I missed the well as well!
Going to go back and redo this one I think Richard!
My home town!
Do you like it in Buxton?
I think it's a great place!
I live in Buxton! It’s a very beautiful place.
It's very beautiful!!
Seen it on google maps surrounded by the peak district. Definitely wanna mountain bike through there.
It’s perfect for that
You only did a fraction of Buxton, you missed the main shopping arcade, fantastic museum on the way up to the top market where the town hall and loads more independent shops are situated - you will have to do come back and do a part 2 Buxton.
That’s the plan!
I got excited when I saw the Crescent and lost all focus 🤣🤣
@The Rockall Times I did!
and Scrivener's Books shop and Bookbinding up the hill oppostite the museum I think. The spa hotel is amazing treat yourself!
I've watched many of your great walking videos especially during the lockdowns. I prefer the videos without music and songs. The sounds of the wind, waves, birds, indistinct chatter and even vehicular noise made me feel more as if I'm there. By the way, small but historic and beautiful East Anglia towns seems to be neglected, for example, King's Lynn.
I have been to Buxton but now I have seen your video i would like to stay for a few days, never done that. I use to live in South Manchester and we'd travel to Buxton by train. Nice run.
Ah nice! Looks like I did a decent job with the video then as that's the best feedback I could get Janet!
@@GimbalWalkTV I can recommend Durham, Portsmouth, and have heard that Wells is interesting too.
Would definitely stay here
Same!
the memorial at the end of spring gardens is called turners.
Thank you - do you know what it was for?
I live in Pakistan but my dream is to live in British countryside forever Buxton and Lincolnshire are some of the great places
Nice! How did you find out about them?
I will visit again my friends Fathers venue.The Bar Brasserie.Is in the back garden of the Crescent.It is good.
Ah lovely! I diidnt' know that was there!
@@GimbalWalkTV Yep. It is in the old Courthouse building.Have a pop in next time.
Nice car 😀😀
My next one after the Qashqai 🤣🤣🤣
I've lived here for a few years ready to move back to whaley bridge lol
Definitely one of the gems of the East Midlands.
Most definitely!
Do you consider it East Midlands though? I can't work out exactly what part of the country it's classed as!
@@GimbalWalkTV It's a tricky one. It's in Derbyshire so officially it's East Midlands, but it's often classed as North West. The local ambulance service is East Midlands, the water authority is Severn Trent in line with the rest of the wider Midlands, but the local TV is North West. However, in Earl Sterndale a few miles to the south they get their TV news from Birmingham.
If you look at a map of England and divide it into three, Buxton would definitely be in the Midlands, as would Manchester and Sheffield for that matter. Personally I think most of Cheshire is geograpically in the Midlands, although not politically.
Yes it’s an odd one isn’t it!
It certainly isn’t a cut and dried thing for sure as you point out!
@Campervan Beethoven Officially it is.
Buxton born and bred and I, as well as all my friends and family, have considered ourselves North West.
Makes me appreciate the town I live in! Such a shame the other train station isn't still standing
Was it close by? I can’t get my bearings
@@GimbalWalkTV It used to be right next to it, identical in style... It was the Midland station, the train used to take you through miller's dale, down to Bakewell, Matlock before heading to Derby. It was closed in 1968 and knocked down soon after and replaced by the spring gardens car park opposite the current station. Some of the wall is still standing
@@GimbalWalkTV The old Buxton to Matlock railway line, is now known as the Monsal Trail which is a cycle/walking path with the many SSSI sites along the route. Maybe another recommendation that would make an interesting video for you is to ride the Monsal Trail - it got to be one of the best cycle rides in the UK and very safe as no cars or trains - it starts a couple of miles out of Buxton. Great video of Buxton BTW - keep up the good work.
Bet it’s packed in the summertime
Definitely!
The only thing I question is the actual dates the buildings were built, bearing in mind it was supposedly an era of the horse and cart without power tools etc….. Then look at other towns and cities in uk and Europe….
Really should make you question the actual narrative of our history.
Such beautiful architecture it’s like we have de-evolved rather than evolved.
Also recommend looking at the whole town using a drone it’s truly amazing how well designed it is.
So true
What a shame you didn’t visit the museum, it’s a great plac
I got excited by the Crescent when I saw it and lost focus!
I'm going back to redo this one Jean!
Surely the fountain thing is Buxton spring water? Not sure about the last bit of the sound track 🤫
Not sure
Good vid, you should try Bakewell next.
Have done a few there already Lander!
Have a look 👉 ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=Bakewell+gimbal+walk+TV
there this morning coffee on the slopes feeding the jackdaws
Perfect!
@@GimbalWalkTV keep the videos coming love them
Thanks for video. Im thinking of visiting for my birthday. Does anyone recommend any really nice hotels. I see good reviews for Great Western Buxton hotel.
Nice place 👌
Definitely Paul!
What a lovely video! It is a place with such great character, and I’m pleased to say it’s my nearest town. It’s a shame that Griffindor lose 10 points because because you called it an American “train station” instead of a British “Railway Station”, but that’s forgiven because the video was so inspiring. I do hope you visit again, because the walk up Terrace Road to the Market Place will be worthwhile - there’s a lot to see up there, especially on a Saturday when the market is on. Thank you!
Ah I'm getting so much grief for the railway station/train station thing! 🤣 I never knew it was such a controversial subject!
Thank you so much for watching!
@@GimbalWalkTV Sorry - didn’t intend to cause grief... but yes, it is a controversial subject!
Did you know that part of an episode of Only Fools and Horses was filmed at the Buxton Opera House?
I didn’t! Can you remember what happened? I would love to track it down and watch it!
@@GimbalWalkTV it was used for the interior shots of the opera in the episode Royal Flush
I am aware that Sarah Duncan, who played Lady Victoria in the 'Royal Flush' episode of 'Only Fools and Horses', has said that the interior shots of the opera were filmed in Buxton. I have watched the episode where the interior wall of the theatre and the ends of the stalls seats are shown. I have compared these with photographs taken inside the Buxton Opera House (BOH). They clearly do not match and I must conclude that the interior opera scenes could not have been filmed at the BOH. I am disappointed as I live in Buxton but cannot argue with the evidence of my own eyes!
I use to live near Buxton, love the place but on last visit to see how some areas have dilapidated ie the market place and along Spring gardens and the Fairfield road into Buxton. Also heard some years back they took overspill from a Manchester council estate into an estate up above the Leek Road, a few problems with fly tipping and lowering of tone etc since...but this has happened with many towns over the past decades...My thought is will change - if has not done already as that was back in late 90's - maybe someone can let me know? - onward and upward. They have done a good job with renovations on St Annes hotel though dismayed at what they have done with the bedrooms, the interior designer they used should be shot - lol. My preference would be The Old Hall Hotel :-) at least until they sort out those bedroom at St Anne's.
Yeah a few people have said the same!
When you visit come see me at morrisons
I could film a walk around the store!
MORE reasons to go to Morrisons
Would be nice to see😂inside hotel.
Humble walk. Are you also belong to village of derbyshire or city . Or have you come to countryside to make videos by walk
I travel
Are you going to give us a song or dance 😂😂
Ha ha ha neither!
I worked on the Crescent! £80 million that cost to renovate.
Oh my!! You did a great job though! Absolutely stunning!
Great job on the renovations - I've been a couple of times. Love the rooftop swimming pool!
I already knew all this bc I live there
Ah nice! Do you like living there?
I enjoy the weird weather
@@yatesman8057 ha ha I bet - mostly rain isn't it?
@@GimbalWalkTV yes it is. We get sunshine too 😂
@@lyyyy_dais1807 and snow sometimes
What is the tune in the background?
Hi Ry
If you use the 'Shazam' app it will tell you all the music on the video but also any you hear on TV or in movies or even out and about in pubs, or on the street etc (it's totally free!)
@@GimbalWalkTV thanks very much, keep up the awesome content
@@ryearl764 No problem - anytime! Thank you for the support and for watching my channel!
Did you know that Mary the Queen of Scott’s stayed at the old hotel across from you?
I didn't! Going to look that up now!
Macdonald's water?
I didn't go to McDonalds
Make night time video walking in town center in Winter
👍👍
Harrogate seems better!
Would like to clarify the Pump Room ..opposite the crescent...is NOT being converted into a restaurant, but is the new Buxton Visitor Centre, opened in spring 2019. Here you can obtain lots of advice, books, leaflets and maps to help you make the most of your stay in Buxton and the peak district. We also stock a wide range of souvenirs and original gifts. Please do call in and see us! It is an incredibly beautiful , historic building in its own right. A haven of cool marble and stained glass , with the famous well.
A thank you so much! I'll be there myself again soon to have a look around!!
Thank you for the info it's very much appreciated! 👍
Not the Pump Room opposite the crescent. The Pump Rooms BEHIND the Crescent. They ARE being converted into a restaurant.
@@johnnylaws3758 Correct. The Pump Rooms behind the crescent are currently being converted into a restaurant. Felicity doesn't know what she's on about.
Ok but they sell Buxton mineral water
Didn't know that - Buxton is such a great place I can't wait to go back!
“If you are visiting Buxton you could stay here at the crescent” yeah if you have £100000000 laying around. Unlikely. The crescent is like £1000 a night. Don’t go and stay there please!
Oh is it crazy expensive? 🤣
@@GimbalWalkTV sorry that wasn’t me I don’t remember typing that 😂 my sister was probably on my phone 😆 sorry I honestly don’t remember typing that
@@GimbalWalkTV and it’s not £1000 a night 😂
@@LDSCars £800 a night!!
Actually the weather is often appalling. Lucky you werent run over and killed in the heavy traffic
ha ha yes I kept my eyes out for that happening!
RAILWAY STATION
That's a big and controversial subject all on it's own John! 🤣
Your videos are great, but the music is pointless and just ruins it all. Why do you think that the viewer wants to hear YOUR favourite songs? How about trying the natural ambience of a location instead? I mean, you did Runswick Bay and the sound of the sea there is amazing, but no. Some daft Shania Twain rubbish.
Thanks for watching Chris! Have a TOP day!
Happy thanks giving to you Billy 🎇🥂☯️🤗🇬🇧😊