The current day market, held every Monday, 9am-4pm on the Market Place and Granby Road - has a wide variety of good including clothes, bed linen, shoes, fruit & veg, freshly baked bread, flowers, jewellery, wool, toys and hot food stands.In addition to the popular Monday stall market, the Council operates the UK's ...
Visitors have travelled to bathe in Buxton's mineral waters for thousands of years but Buxton is also deservedly renowned for its beautiful Georgian and Victorian architecture - much of it linked with the 5th Duke of Devonshire's ambitions to create a spa town to rival Bath back in the 18th century.
Chesterfield Artisan Market is held on the last Sunday of every month. Find a high-quality range of authentic goods with an emphasis on all that is local, ethical and original.
In a typical year around 200,000 sheep and 40,000 cattle and calves sell through Bakewell Market. The facilities at the ABC are second to none with cattle and sheep pens and sale rings all under one roof together with offices, a cafe and conference facilities and even a drop-in medical clinic for farmers.
Bakewell Christmas Market weekend will be held on Market Street, Granby Road and Riverside Crescent and welcomes visitors, friends and families to our very own quintessential Christmas Market.
Bakewell, you could say, is best known for a confection made by mistake. In around 1860, a cook at the Rutland Arms was baking a jam tart but misunderstood the recipe and in turn created what is now known as the Bakewell Pudding. Now, almost every visitor to the town samples this culinary delight.
Bakewell farmers market is generally held on the last Saturday of every month, this popular and multi award winning Farmers' Market is now regularly attracting more than 5,000 visitors and is so popular that many of the 70 stall holders are selling out before closing time – and there is a waiting list of more than 50 ...
Thinly disguised as 'Lambton' in Jane Austen's literary classic Pride and Prejudice, Bakewell is the ideal place for an interesting town walk. Take a stroll through the town and discover scenic buildings, charming courtyards and pretty streets, or feed the ducks during a riverside stroll.
A number of surveys have recently suggested that Bakewell is one of the favourite spots in Derbyshire whether people are looking for a holiday, trying to buy a property or want to walk or cycle.
I think that Bakewell has more charm. You will know that Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall are both close to Bakewell and well worth a visit. And do try a Bakewell Pudding. Or indeed Bakewell tart!
This idyllic town is quintessentially Derbyshire. And though its picturesque location makes it a magnet for tourists, locals will tell you that being in the heart of the Peak District is totally worth it. Picture stunning walks on your doorstep, a great community spirit and loads of fab pubs, restaurants and cafes.
Idyllically situated on the banks of the River Wye, Bakewell is a lovely market town for an afternoon stroll past mellow stone buildings to quaint courtyards showcasing local art work, before popping into a cosy café for a pot of tea and slice of Bakewell pudding.
It was officially included in Eliza Acton's cookbook “Modern Cookery for Private Families” in 1845 and was formally named the 'Bakewell pudding' after it was discovered in the town of Bakewell, Derbyshire. In 1900 the pudding developed into the tart.
Ashbourne has a very bustling market in its marketplace every Thursday and Saturday. A traditional affair featuring lots of local produce, it takes place among the mediaeval street patterns and historic buildings and the cobbled marketplace complements the hidden alleys and yards which are a delight to explore.
Of the two towns, Buxton has more facilities and more to interest the visitor (Matlock itself has little to interest the Tourist although Matlock Bath is worth a day visit).
Parts of a new series of award-winning ITV crime drama Unforgotten will be filmed in Buxton in the coming days. The programme follows two detectives, DCI Cassie Stuart (played by Nicola Walker) and DI Sunny Khan (played by Sanjeev Bhaskar), as they solve cold cases of disappearance and murder.
The Buxton Pudding almost resembles the modern day crumble, put with a twist; a thin layer of jam in the middle. The history of this recipe is quite an exciting one, as it actually a heritage recipe dating back to the reign of Queen Victoria. The recipe was found in an attic inside an old cook book.
