Things to Do in Buxton
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS | Heritage fun at Knutsford Market Hall
📍 Knutsford Market Hall
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS | The History of St John’s Church
📍 St John’s Church
A Turn About Buxton
📍 St Ann's Well - Public Water Fountain
£9.38 - £11.55
FREEThe Tyrant of Derby: Sir John Gell and the Plunder of the High Peak - Talk
📍 Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park
Dry Stone Walling Walk
📍 Lyme
FREEHERITAGE OPEN DAYS | St Cross Church, Self-guided tours
📍 St Cross Church
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS | St Cross Church, Bell Tower Tour
📍 St Cross Church
HISTORY | The Tabley House Collection: Past, Present, Future — Q&A With Clare Pye
📍 Tabley House Collection
£517.00
Alton Towers - Two Day Entry
📍 Alton Towers Resort Hotel
From £5.00
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS | Knutsford through Film & Postcards
📍 Knutsford Town Council
FREEHERITAGE OPEN DAYS | Brook Street Chapel
📍 Brook Street Chapel
FORAGE & FEAST in Alderley Edge (Cheshire)
📍 National Trust - Alderley Edge car park
Free - £186.68
FREEWELLBEING | Home Instead Wellbeing Event
📍 Knutsford Sports Club
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS | The History of St John’s Church
📍 St John’s Church
FREEWhen School Feels Too Hard: Supporting EBSNA at High Peak School
📍 High Peak School
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Candlelight Concerts at Lyme
📍 Lyme
SOLD OUTThe Crafts that Built Buxton: A walking tour exploring historic crafts
📍 Buxton Town Hall
Sold out at source
Padelocity Men's Grade 5 @ Pure Padel Alderley Park - Friday 18th Sept
📍 Pure Padel - Alderley Park
FREEHERITAGE OPEN DAYS | Brook Street Chapel
📍 Brook Street Chapel
Backyard Events ft Reuben de Melo, Pippa Lester & Gabrielle Harcourt
AUD 54.26
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The Autumn Buxton Decorative Antiques & Art Fair
📍 Pavilion Arts Centre
£5.00
FREEYHA Festival of Walking: Free Social Walk from Castleton
📍 Kinder, Edale and the High Peak
FOOD & DRINK | Feasting With Frankie @ April’s Kitchen
📍 April’s Kitchen
From £75.00
High Peak 40
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