Welcome to Discover Buxton

  Great heritage experience - Mary Queen of Scots - We booked Discover Buxton tours for a Mary Queen of Scots experience- Netta met us at the Old Hall Hotel where Mary visited and had quite a... read more huge connection to her time visiting the curing Buxton water springs for her ailments - including information about the tower which was on the site of the old hall hotel but sadly it hasn’t survived the elements of time. There were six of us and Netta engaged us really well with her story telling and provided so much interesting historical information about Mary - she is an excellent storyteller and brings the story of Mary Queen of Scots to life - we learned so many interesting facts - thanks Netta - we will definitely be booking some more of Discover Buxton heritage tours when we visit this beautiful town again.

  Thank you Netta  - I had booked Netta for a private walking tour for my family that was visiting for the weekend. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about both the history and... read more the town of Buxton.

  Fascinating insight  - We enjoyed a really interesting tour, covering geological, social and cultural history. Netta was a friendly and well informed guide whose love of the town was infectious.

  Walking Tour of Buxton with Netta  - We spent a glorious sunny morning exploring Buxton with the amazing and knowledgeable Netta.
The information shared was enthusiastically presented with many stories and anecdotes about the people, the aristocratic... read more Dukes of Devonshire and the rise and fall and rise again of the splendid buildings.
Our tour included the Buxton Opera House,the Old Hall Hotel, the Crescent, the Baths, the Cavendish Arcade, and finished off with a visit to a beautiful old, yet still operational, pharmacy.
Netta was sensational - we all walked at a leisurely pace with a baby on a pram and had plenty of time for questions and photographs.
We thoroughly recommend the Buxton walking tour!

  Vision impaired tour  - We used Discover Buxton as part of an organised trip with a mixed group of vision impaired and sighted people.
Netta was our guide and she was AMAZING. So knowledgeable... read more and funny. She even knew everyone’s name on the tour by the end of it and we were a group of 12.
I can’t recommend Netta enough.

  Highly recommend the walking tour - great time had by all  - What a great way to dicover Buxton. Netta made arrangements for our group smooth and smiple (despite my constant changing of goalposts and increasing group size) and everyone had... read more a fantastic walking tour, enjoyed the tastings and in all, it was the highlight of our 4 days in the Peak District. highly recommend if you want an interesting, fun way to fnd out more about Buxton and to have a great morning or afternoon out.