Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK.

Buxton Museum is housed in the buildings of the former Peak Hotel, almost opposite the Town Hall. It is small but well worth a visit.

It is an excellent place from which to begin to appreciate the landscape and history of the Peak. Upstairs there is the Peak District display, which deservedly won a 'Museum of the Year' award in 1990 - this is an excellent show which illustrates how the landscape of the Peak District developed, and the animals and people who lived here in ancient times.

Also upstairs is an art gallery used for regular exhibitions of work by local artists, while downstairs there are a range of important geological and historical finds (such as the Boyd-Dawkins material), but displayed in the familiar musty cases of traditional museums.

The museum is opposite the Town Hall in Higher Buxton.

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Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SK059735 See location on Streetmap.co.uk How to get there By Road: Buxton lies on the A6 Manchester - Derby road. From Leek take the A53 and from Macclesfield the A537. From Chesterfield, the A623 Chesterfield - Stockport road joins the A6 a few km north of Buxton. From Sheffield, take the A621 and A619 roads to Bakewell, then follow the A6. By Bus: the Trans-Peak bus runs from Derby to Manchester via Matlock, Bakewell and Buxton. By Train: trains run from Manchester to Buxton approximately hourly. When is it open? Open all year: Tuesdays to Fridays 9.30 am to 5.30 pm and Saturdays 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. From Easter to end September it is also open on Sundays from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm. What does it cost? Admission is free. For school parties, telephone: 01298 24658 Prices and opening times are shown as a guideline only and may vary. Website: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum/

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Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK.

The Peak District covers much of Derbyshire and parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. There are numerous interesting towns such as Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Leek, Matlock and Wirksworth, plus many enchanting villages

Buxton Museum