Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton

Sharing a new podcast from the Producer of Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton! ☀️ If you’re the type to find yourself standing in Pavilion Gardens with a handful of flyers, ten minutes until the next show starts, and no idea what to see next…. This is the guide you need. ☀️ Buxton Fringe Weekly features conversations with comedians, actors, musicians, poets, and filmmakers, and includes reactio...

Enough with the wandering, time to go to a real destination . Maria sets off once more, this time with her partner in tow, and a legendary local attraction in mind: The Heights of Abraham. They hop on the TP3 to Matlock, and take a gentle hillside hike over to Matlock Bath. Maria immediately succumbs to an ice-cream, and walking by the river the pair muse on the town’s (or is it village’s?) bizarr...

Maria checks off a couple of destinations that have long been on her list in one fell swoop. She jumps on the 61 to Hayfield to scope out the village, and in particular two pubs: the much lauded foodie spot The Pack Horse and the seemingly equally loved but now permanently closed The Royal. She later arranges to meet a member of the community fighting for its future, but will he show? Join the sti...

The 442 to Ashbourne is reportedly one of the UK’s most scenic bus routes, so of course Maria starts her series of adventures with this iconic journey, but gets distracted from the view by a fellow bus rider, a guitarist on a regional pilgrimage. She disembarks in Hartington, a historic village known for its cheesemaking and sets about exploring by foot. Join Maria for two walks, one pint, a conve...

Before Maria embarks on her adventures, she talks to Sarah Rawlinson from the Buxton Town Team, who created the Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton booklet. Sarah shares her motivation for putting it together, including her background in tourism and her desire to have both visitors and locals swap their cars for public transport. Sarah diligently rode each bus to accurately document the attracti...

Hop on the bus and travel across the Peak District in this miniseries of audio adventures. When Maria Passingham moved to Buxton and discovered the Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton booklet, she was curious to follow the routes and discover the region’s treasures. With single fares costing less than a coffee, the stress of finding a parking spot totally eradicated, and the bonus of being able...