10 July 2026

The Merry Widow – Scottish Opera at Buxton International Festival

Water Street, Buxton SK17 6XN

Tickets via buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Scottish Opera brings Lehar’s operetta to Buxton in a glamorous 1950s New York setting, following a wealthy widow and a reluctant suitor through romance, scheming and deception. Performances run from 10 to 24 July as part of Buxton International Festival.

Getting there and what to expect

Getting there

Cycle parking 190 m, EV charger 540 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
About 393 min walk from the city centre (32.7 km, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
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Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)

Around the venue

Defibrillator 260 m, toilets 40 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))

Can I get there and back

The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.

Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 260 m away
Nearest toilets Toilets 40 m away · wheelchair accessible · free
Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 190 m away · free
Nearest EV charger EV charger 540 m away · charge to use · InstaVolt

Read about this area on Wikipedia

The Slopes, Buxton 0.0 km away
The Square, Buxton 0.0 km away
St John the Baptist Church, Buxton 0.1 km away
Buxton Baths 0.1 km away
Buxton Opera House 0.1 km away
Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house.

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N02 to Belgravia 32.9 km away, 65 min early
180 to Glasgow 35.7 km away, 13 min late
N31 to Glasgow 41.7 km away, 69 min early
598 to Edinburgh 42.6 km away, on time

Vehicle positions via bustimes.org from the Bus Open Data Service (Open Government Licence v3.0). Positions can lag by a minute or two.

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