How to Find Us

Travelling by Train

Avanti West Coast runs direct trains from Euston to Macclesfield in less than 2 hours, plus a 20 minute taxi ride, or change at Stockport for trains to Buxton.

Direct services from Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport by Northern Rail.

Buxton Train Station is right in the centre of town with trains running regularly to and from Stockport and Manchester. The timetables can be found here.

Travelling by Bus

Direct services from Manchester Airport, Stockport, Macclesfield, Derby, Glossop, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Ashbourne and Leek. More information on timetables can be found here.

Travelling by Car

Buxton is 1.5 hour’s drive from the M1, M6, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby. If you are using Sat Nav, please use the postcode SK17 6XN for Buxton Opera House and SK17 6BE for the Pavilion Arts Centre.

There is pay and display parking outside Buxton Opera House with two disabled parking spaces on The Square (Water Street) and it is possible to offload adjacent to the forecourt.

Pay and Display parking is also available at Pavilion Gardens car park, off Burlington Road, with 8 disabled car parking bays. The car park is approximately 320 metres from the Opera House and 160 metres from the Pavilion Arts Centre.

A little further away from our venues are the car parks behind the Spring Gardens Shopping Centre, with 26 disabled parking spaces, and Sylvan Car Park with 4 disabled car parking bays.

For events at Poole’s Cavern, there is Pay and Display parking for 80 vehicles, with dedicated parking bays for blue badge holders.

There is an electric car charging point at Morrisons, Bakewell Road, SK17 9TB and Sylvan Car Park at the end of Spring Gardens, SK17 6BY.

Coach Parking

There are four coach bays on Burlington Road, which is only a few minutes walk away from our main venues.

There are also coach parking spaces in the Sylvan Coach Park. This is situated off the roundabout at the intersection of the A6/A53.

Travelling by Air

Regular national and international flights to Manchester and Nottingham East Midlands airports. Manchester Airport is approximately 40 minutes away by Taxi/Car. Click here for the latest travel advice.

Local information about Buxton

For further local information about Buxton, the website Explore Buxton offer extensive guides on things to do in Buxton and the Peak District, planning your visit and more.