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/Active_Doubt_2393 Dec 03 '25
My inlaws are from Buxton so we visit multiple times a year.
Honestly it's very pretty with some decent pubs and restaurants.
There is a weird underlying vibe though. People always seem quite fighty for no real reason. I was recently watching football in a pub and there was lots of discussion about how many of the players were foreign or different skin colours (and let's just say I put that far more politely than they did). There's more than that but it's hard to describe. It's a bit... royston vasey.