Our picture shows one of the Burlington road entrances into the  Pavilion Gardens.

This pathway is close to where vehicles have access to an official parking area near the indoor swimming pool, and will take  the walker pass the Octagon and through to the Square and beyond, to the Quadrant via the Old Court House shopping centre.

Our second photograph depicts another very pleasant access into the Pavilion Gardens from Burlington road.


However, this path was intended to take the walker through to the lovely Broad Walk and then, climbing on up along Fountain street, you will eventually reach the busy Market Place with its many and varied shops, restaurants and public houses.

Autumnal scenes are at their loveliest in and around the spa town of Buxton. In this photograph, the young river Wye wends its way quietly through the beautiful Serpentine walks.

Here, the visitor will find peaceful surroundings where one can sit on one of the many seats provided, a place to enjoy the flowers, both wild and cultivated, along with the many species of bird life to be found all year round.

The walker may care to go beyond this road to take in Gadley woods and lane, where upon they will eventually arrive  on Long Hill, the road to Whaley Bridge.

In the distance, you can just make out the bridge that takes St John's road over the river.

This is one of the many lovely corners to be seen in the extensive grounds of the Pavilion Gardens.

Here, our photograph shows the far western end of the main lake, with the Victorian housing of Broad Walk in the background. The lake itself was just one of the many features that were restored to their former glory during 1998-99.

These gardens offer a variety of splendid walks and attractions for visitors and locals alike.

This tranquil beauty is to be found no matter the time of year in the beautiful spa town of Buxton.

For the scenes depicted here, we visit the parish of Fairfield.

This was once a village in its own right, but during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Buxton began to spread out  with the building of Victorian and Edwardian town housing, followed by council housing prior to, and since the second  world war.

Our photograph shows the Church of St Peter as it looked in 2001, from near the entrance at the top of Fairfield road.

Some of the picturesque features of Buxton, can be seen along many of the roads that bring the visitor into the town itself.

Entering from the north, via the A6 and just before we drop down into the town, the motorist will pass through an attractive area that forms the High Peak Golf Course.

Many years ago, when Fairfield was just a small village, this land known locally as the common, was used by those who lived nearby for grazing their sheep and cattle, etc.

A more exciting use for the land came in the eighteenth century, when it became a Race Course for those who enjoyed a wager or two.

In our photograph (right), we are looking towards the east from a spot near the main road.

The line of trees which run obliquely behind the tall tree in the right of centre of our picture, marks the old coaching road, the Turnpike between Buxton and Sheffield.

For those who visit or live in Buxton, the skyline is without any doubt very much a part of the local landscape. The modern part of the town itself, is set in a low area of land and surrounded by hills. There are very few places within the town, where the walker cannot see something of this interesting feature.

In this particular picture, which was taken from the footpath that runs beside the Buxton Mineral Water Company, from bridge street to the Railway station, it shows the skyline towards the south and above Spring Gardens. Dominating the scene from the Victorian period to the present day, are the spires of Trinity Church, built during 1873 to a design by local architect, R.R.Duke.

The tall crane to the right of this scene brings us to the modern day, where its use was in the construction of retirement apartments on land which once housed the Tavern casino and night club.