Grand Victorian home in the Peak District

We welcome you to our grand Victorian three-storey house built in 1870 in central Buxton a market town in the heart of the beautiful Peak District and 1 hour from Manchester.
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The house has four spacious bedrooms and two family-sized bathrooms both with showers and large baths spread over two floor, in addition to main living areas on the ground floor. The bright living spaces combine period features with modern architecture.

Ground floor: downstairs living room with wood-burning stove, smart TV with Amazon Prime opens out onto dining & sun-room areas with a modern kitchen (including induction hob, oven, dishwasher, fridge freezer). There a single downstairs toilet. The sun-room opens out onto the small fully enclosed back garden (large enough for table and chairs) which wraps around the back of the house, with a separate well lit access via a gate onto the outside footpath running alongside the house.

1st floor: master king bedroom and superking room ( can be split into 2 singles) with a large bathroom.

2nd floor: king and double rooms with a large bathroom (nearest to the king bedroom) & separate sitting/TV/library area. The sofa in the lounge can be made into a sofabed.

There's a parking space on the drive (more suited to standard sized vehicles, it is on a slope, suitable for more confident parkers only) and free parking in front of the house and on the adjoining roads.

Everything in Buxton is in easy walking distance- with public transport around the local towns, sites and villages and to Manchester.

The front garden looks out onto Buxton and in the winter you can see across to the hills.

From an allergy perspective we have cats and dogs to stay at the house (they love the underfloor heating on the ground floor!) as well as wool & feather bedding. Pets are most welcome, no pet sitting required.

We are working to make the house more sustainable & reduce it's environmental impact & are always interested in more ideas. Washing machine & air source heat pump dryer ( for rainy days!) are accessed via the cellar

About the location

Buxton and the beautiful Peak District are fantastic for all ages, activities and weathers, & it's easy to head further afield to Manchester, Liverpool & many major cities.

The house is in a tranquil area next to a Church (no bells) and a 2 minute walk into Buxton.
Buxton is a spa and market town with pretty much everything you need:
a good range of supermarkets
independent clothing and food shops including local butchers and Pig & Pepper bakery (Great Taste Award winner- hosts recommended bread baking courses)
a great of choice of restaurants, pubs and cafes for all tastes and diets.

Pretty much everything in Buxton is an easy walking distance from the house, it is a pleasant town to walk around and has beautiful historic buildings including:
the Opera House - a Matcham theatre hosting shows most evenings as well as a home for shows as part of Buxton International and Gilbert & Sullivan festivals and events for all the family
Buxton Crescent with Esana Spa.
the Pavilion and gardens which are lovely to walk around, have a narrow gauge train for families and hosts the local cinema and holds events (such as antiques fares). The public pool & leisure centre are in the gardens too.
Buxton also has a Golf course surrounded by beautiful hills.

There is a small park around 30 meters away from the house (for walking dogs) and the Pavilion gardens park is dog friendly as well as having children's play area and boating lake- it's around 10 minutes walk away.
Many of the local attraction, pubs cafes & restaurants are dog friendly also.

The Peaks of course a wonderful area to enjoy nature.
There are walking options for all abilities - you can walk from the door of the house onto main trails.
There's local cycle/ebike hire and you can try one of the most popular trails in the UK - the Monsal trail.

There are also many different outdoor activities, with options to climb, abseil, kayak, horse ride or quad bike.

As Buxton is in the centre of Peaks there are lots of lovely other towns, villages and historic sites such as Chatsworth House and Lyme Park (both part of the Jane Austen trail)
Family friendly activities all within 30 minutes travel include:
Peak Wildlife Park & Go Ape
and of course the world famous Alton towers theme park (ranked 8th best theme park in the world Tripadvisor 2024)

Tourist attractions include:caves & caverns with guided tours, Tramway village and steam trains which host meals & themed /Christmas events.
There's also lots to do on rainy/ cool days (in addition to enjoying a hot chocolate & movie in front of the fire) - indoor shopping arcades, the brick cafe Lego cafe, pottery classes & labyrinthine book shops, galleries, bakery courses, the local spa, swimming pool & leisure centre, cinema & music nights, indoor climbing walls.

The train station is 10 minutes walk and with a final stop Manchester Piccadilly.
Connections to Manchester airport via bus (around 6am-10pm) or 45 minutes drive from the house.
Other airports include:
East midlands airport from 1hr 15 drive
Birmingham from 1 hr 40 drive.

Day trips include to Liverpool, Chester, Nottingham and Sheffield (also accessible via nearby direct train).
Manchester United football grounds is 1 hour drive (avoiding rush hour traffic).
Trains from London Euston to nearby Macclesfield takes around 1 hour 45 minutes.
For extra flexibility as well as taxis & ebikes, Enterprise car club & car hire also operate out of Buxton too (10-20 mins walk respectively).

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