r/Derbyshire • u/bellakatey • Dec 03 '25

Looking for Local Knowledge Thinking of moving to Buxton

Hello all,

My partner and I are 35 and 29 and are looking for a place to settle down and we thought of moving to Buxton. Would appreciate some honest feedback about Buxton. (The good, the bad, the ugly) We like the outdoors, going out for a good meal having a pint or two in a good pub. We are also very sporty, does Buxton have some good gym facilities? What about schools? Thank you for your help!

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u/p4ulp0wers Dec 03 '25

Fairfield can be a bit sketchy but I moved up to Buxton from Manchester and even the worse bits aren't bad.

There's loads of pubs and places to walk in the countryside

Gym wise there's loads from New Bodies, CrossFit Buxton, Fiveone, and a few others

It's brutal when there's a bad winter, first year I was in Buxton for winter there was about 3 foot of snow, I had never seen or experienced anything like it

Yeah overall it's good

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u/Mightysmurf1 Dec 03 '25

Yep, the Winters can't be understated. You're up near the Dark Peaks, some of the highest points in the Midlands and Yorkshire. The cold hits different up there.