Buxton Walking with Lacey

 Buxton Temple and Town Walking with Lacey

30/07/24

This walk I called Temple and Town and everyone in Buxton would realise why. The idea was to climb the hill just south of Buxton to the summit where Solomon's Temple is situated and then back to the town and gardens. The modern tower was built at the end of the 19th century rebuilding the tower built by Solomon Mycock. This in turn was built on top of a bronze age barrow. As ever complexity on complexity. 





Parking responsibly on Holmfield near the footpath into Grin Plantation we quickly entered the woods after passing a nettle infested pathway. Soon in the woods we came across a lovely couple walking their dog Finn, a border collie. We chatted for a few minutes subjects including hiking and the Steampunk festival in Whitby. Finn watched each speaker intently as if he understood every word. Reluctantly we parted and continued our walk through the woods. These encounters are great and in a way make a walk. Occasionally through the edge of the woods we got views over the wooded skyline of Buxton.
We passed many more people, teens, mum's with young kids, grandparents with youngsters or on their own, many with dogs in tow. Lacey thought the hot weather and school holidays were the reason for the busy woods and I agreed.


Passing through the woods towards Grin Low we passed these carved figures of Lime Kiln Burners. They were interesting and unexpected. 










The top of Grin Low was really good. There was the tower (Solomon's Temple) with its expansive views over Buxton and the Peak District, the humps and bumps in the landscape around the tower indicating the lime kiln locations and the knowledge that bronze age remains and artefacts had been found her as well as Roman. 







Back down the hill through the woods past the school grounds and onto London Road. We walked through the streets until we came to the town centre.

Up and down the high street the town was quite busy. We stopped at a cafe and had a pasty (me) and cake (Lacey) at a table in the high street. Breaking the walk and people watching at the same time. The food was really good too.














This part of the town with its Georgian buildings and steep park opposite with its war memeorial is beautiful. We crossed the Square and went into the pavillion Gardens.






The park was really beautiful and busy. There were play areas with hundreds of kids and boating lakes, a riverside and a miniature train. We only walked through but the feeling was joyous.



Walking back through up the tree lined streets to the car we got some more views from higher up of some of the areas of Buxton we had not walked past. Save that for another day.
This was a really nice visit and apart from a tone deaf Japanese busker in the town centre we enjoyed every minute.
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