Antiques, Art & Book Shops
Below is a listing of the antique shops, art galleries and shops and bookshops in Buxton. Also see about the regular Book Fairs, Art Fairs and Antique Fairs in the Pavilion Gardens.
Annual Buxton Antiques Fair
Prestigious, springtime fair in the Octagon.
Springs Shopping Centre
Shopping centre by Spring Gardens, the main shopping street it Buxton.
Isla Fine Art, Cards & Gifts
Art, cards and gifts under the Cavendish Arcade Colonnade.
The Pump Room
Home to the Buxton Visitor Centre.
Poole’s Cavern
The first “Wonder of the Peak”. This great limestone cavern is one of the finest show caves in England.
The Gallery in The Gardens
A showcase of artwork locally-made by High Peak Artists
High Peak Bookstore and Cafe
In the heart of the Peak District.
Antiques, Art & Book Shops in Buxton
Antique Shops
- Maggie Mays – 11-12 Grove Parade, SK17 6AJ
Book Shops
- Book Folk – 2 Scarsdale Pl, SK17 6EF
- Buxton Museum & Art Gallery – currently closed
- Chapter & Verse Christian Bookshop – 2-4 Market Street, SK17 6JY
- High Peak Bookstore & Cafe – Brierlow Bar, SK17 9PY
- Poole’s Cavern Visitors Centre – Green Lane, SK17 9DH
- Scrivener’s Bookshop & Bookbinding – 42 High Street, SK17 6HB
- The Works – Springs Shopping Centre, SK17 6DF
- WH Smith – Springs Shopping Centre, SK17 6DF
Art Galleries
- Buxton Museum & Art Gallery – currently closed
- The Gallery in the Gardens – Pavilion Gardens, 6 St John’s Rd, SK17 6XN
- Jarva Gallery – The Crescent, SK17 6BH
- Louise Janetta Fine Art Studio & Gallery – 24 Dale Road, SK17 6NL
Art Shops
- Apertures Picture Framing – 51 High St, SK17 6HB
- Isla Fine Art – 4B The Colonnade, Cavendish Arcade, SK17 6AL
- Jarva Gallery, The Crescent, SK17 6BH
- The Works – 10 Spring Shopping Centre, SK17 6DF
- Tim Frost Art Studio – 16 Terrace Rd, Sk17 6DU
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