149: Buxton, Grin Low and Solomon's Temple (Peak District 2021)

PEAK DISTRICT WALK FEATURING BUXTON, GRIN LOW AND SOLOMON’S TEMPLE
"Buxton, Grin Low and Solomon’s Temple”
Filmed 29th May 2021
Post-production completed 4th August 2021
*Contains some swearing*
Filmed in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire. Locations include Buxton, Grin Low and Solomon’s Temple.
Written, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Special thanks to Dennis and Jan Kelsall, Visit Buxton, Explore Buxton, and Visit Peak District for their information used in my research for this film.
Click here for a map showing the route of the walk: osmaps.ordnanc...
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[@richardchan9595]

Buxton is so beautiful in every way. Thank you for sharing your walk with us Patrick.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Richard, thanks for watching 👍

[@nicholaslewis6065]

Happy memories. Your mix of scenery, music, history and comment is just right.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks for your nice comments and for watching 👍

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

This is home ground for myself and my partner Christine, Patrick. We were both born in Harpur Hill, and used to frequent Soloman's Temple quite a lot. In fact the junior school I used to attend when I was a child at Harpur Hill, used the Temple as a symbol on the school uniform, back in the day. Yes, Buxton town and surrounds is a lovely place especially when you've got beautiful weather like on the day you did this splendid video walk. Never cared for it years ago, though, when those deep snows used to fall. You've given a real good account of the town in this program, Patrick. By the way, we do like Matlock, but we've not been to the town since the early 2000s. I bought a railway book from the Peak Rail shop at the station, and that was a nice day out. I used to know someone who used to write a sports column for the Mercury, a few years ago, whom I worked with at British Rail, Buxton. Anyhow, this is a nostalgic video, so many thanks for doing it.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks again Ffranc for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed this 👍

[@jeffallinson8089]

I visited Buxton several years ago and Bakewell on the same day. I had forgotten just how pretty the town is so this video was a real treat especially considering it was absolutely chucking it down when I visited the Town. Great work Patrick and I have to say Solomons Temple looks well worth a visit too.

[@solitaryrambler]

It really is a pretty town Jeff. The tower is definitely worth a visist too. Thanks as always for watching 👍

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@solitaryrambler Cheers Patrick, always look forward to your video's.

[@frankfitzgerald5832]

Well that was superb Thank you Patrick...so many wonderful memories of our time in buxton ..looking out of our hotel room window which over looked the pavilion gardens and our climb up to Solomons temple....it was so special and i am sure we, ll return again soon ... i am glad you had great weather too if you remember it snowed when we came but it still looked beautiful ...regards Frank & Lee......

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Frank and Lee. I remember how much you enjoyed Buxton when you stayed there, so I'm pleased this one reminded you of your time there. As always many thanks for watching 👍

[@Royalawg]

Another well-made, informative & relaxing film, Thank you, Patrick !

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks for watching! 👍

[@billmitchell604]

Really nice video Patrick ,such a beautiful place and your music adds to it .

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks Bill for all your kind words 👍

[@brendawallace8423]

Great video Paul. Just love these virtual walks around the Peak. Very professional entertaining. Big thanks 😍

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks for your kind words and for taking the time to watch! Cheers, Patrick 👍

[@Elfwald]

Great to hear some old and familiar refrains in this video. Have really enjoyed your recent Peak District films. Thanks.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you like them! Many thanks as always for your kind comments and for watching 👍

[@bigjobs5000]

Another lovely piece of filming Patrick. Buxton truly is a beautiful town. I stayed in the big Britannia hotel there a few years ago. Myself and my lady walked the Monsal trail to Bakewell - through all the long railway tunnels!

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks for the kind words again and for watching. Buxton is indeed a beautiful town. Good on you for walking the whole of the Monsal Trail! 👍

[@luker2981]

Have a great weekend Patrick.

[@solitaryrambler]

Same to you Luke 👍

[@lindaking9222]

Button has wonderful architecture….the restored crescent especially….Georgian style…lovely town

[@solitaryrambler]

It does indeed, the Crescent looks great since it's been restored 👍

[@WyeExplorer]

Them Northern towns are beautiful Patrick. Baths not the only one with a crescent then? Fantastic look around and a nice walk out and lunch. Hey you can treat yourself. Last of the big spenders eh? That sack will last in your hands for sure. I have many of my old sacks and still use them. Well, great views from the temple. Lovely walk. I trust your weekend is a good one. Mark

[@solitaryrambler]

Morning Mark, yes Buxton is rather like a mini-Bath in some ways due to the Georgian architecture. This was a nice easy walk really so very enjoyabe to film. Yeah my old Karrimor framed rucksack is still with me after all these years, but I'll never get rid of it as it came with me on my early trips, Offa's Dyke in 1990 for example. A quiet weekend for me, hope yours is a great one too Mark. All the best to you 👍

[@WyeExplorer]

@@solitaryrambler Hey Patrick, yeah it seems as if Buxton was wealthy at some point. The North was an industrial power house. Oh yeah we love them old packs. I get why you keep yours. Weekends can't be busy all the time. My weekend? Just off to waterproof my tents in the park. Have a great week.

[@solitaryrambler]

Nice one Mark, waterproofing your tents all ready for your next adventure. Have a good one 👍

[@WyeExplorer]

@@solitaryrambler Yeah Patrick. My shins getting better. In anticipation. Ye ha!

[@AnthonyJohnson1]

Lovely stuff Patrick. Buxton is certainly a beautiful town. The town centre and surrounding area brings back lovely memories of taking my daughter there when she was younger. I’ve only ever passed through recently on my way to the Goyt valley area. I’ll have to go back soon and visit Solomon’s Temple as I’ve not been there yet. Impressed to hear about how long your rucksack has lasted. They don’t seem to build them to last these days as companies seem to all be in competition as to who can create the most lightweight one.

[@solitaryrambler]

Morning Anthony, yes Buxton is pretty nice isn't it. It's a pleasant walk up to Solomon's Temple from the town centre so certainly worth visiting. Just try and choose a less busy day than I did here! 😂 Yeah my old Karrimor framed rucksack is still in good nick, not that I use it much nowadays, but I won't part with it as it's a fond reminder of my older trips as it came with me to the Lakes in 1987, Offa's Dyke in 1990 and many other places in my younger and fitter days. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 👍

[@liampbrowne5299]

Excellent video Patrick! Great to see Grinlow and Solomons temple on film, my regular stomping ground, about half a mile from my home. Thanks for the mention too😉👍

[@solitaryrambler]

Hey Liam, no worries, it was the least I could do when I mentioned you. Hope you're well and thanks for watching 👍

[@paulnicholson1906]

Very nice video. I like the view from Solomons Temple too. I remember walking up there with my grandad back in 1982 or 83. He couldn’t quite make it all the way up but certainly gave it a good effort. He said he used to go up there when he was young. He lived on Derwent Road in Buxton.

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks for the kind words Paul, glad you enjoyed the video and that it brought back some nice memories for you 👍

[@b.m.t.h.3961]

Beautiful Buxton!

[@solitaryrambler]

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[@caravaggiosaccomplice7841]

G’day and many thanks from Australia.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching, all the best 👍

[@davidkeel]

Great video again Patrick. These Peak District places are all amazing to us Southerners. Though I'm from Liverpool originally hehe.. You got the camera in some nice places here I thought. And I really enjoyed the conversations you had with us. Well done.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it again David. Yes being a southerner myself I still find the Peak District amazing. Thanks for your comments and for watching 👍

[@CountrysideWalking]

Another excellent film production with some beautiful views of Buxton Patrick. Seems years since I was last there, but recognised many of the locations in your film. Marvellous having a 35 year old rucksack, I seem to have too many. Totally agree about the preference for not camping.

[@solitaryrambler]

Morning Shanita, thank you for your nice comments as always. You're familiar with Buxton then, glad you were able to recognise some of the locations. Thanks for watching 👍

[@TR3XProductions1stChannel]

It's been a while since I watched these videos, but seeing a video in Buxton is great! Hearing it's the highest market town in England (above 1,000ft) interested me the most, and the architecture there is brilliant, like the Opera House you visited at the start. The walk and views from Solomon's Temple is breath-taking too, and the viola soundtrack you made is brilliant! Your new rucksack looks great as well, looking forward to more videos!

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed watching this one. Buxton's great isn't it. Thanks for watching as always 👍

[@shaunmckenna1923]

Hello Patrick I must of missed this one last year hahahaha. great walk beautiful place Buxton another place on my list , I would love to get home this year . Take care thank you for your great work.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Shaun, all the best as always 👍

[@cathoutdoors523]

Thanks for a nice video of Buxton Patrick. Never been there. On my list of places to visit now . Have a great weekend 👍😊🙏

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Cath, have a great weekend too 👍

[@cathoutdoors523]

@@solitaryrambler Thanks Patrick. 😊👍

[@chriskiwi2601]

I stayed a couple of nights in Buxton while doing business at Chapel-en-le-frith 25 years ago. Sadly I never had time to look around Buxton so your video fills in some gaps. Long way to revisit when I live in New Zealand.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad my film was able to help. Many thanks for taking the time to watch 👍

[@chriskiwi2601]

@@solitaryrambler Hi Patrick. The sad thing is that we were booked on a 6 week holiday to the UK 12 months ago that was to include a visit to the Peak District and Buxton. Covid put an end to that.☹

[@kevinhowardsalt]

Another enjoyable video Pat, and probably the one that's closest to where we live. Keep up the great work!

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Kevin, many thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@kathrynbrock1558]

Buxton is one of my favourite towns and I am thinking of. Using a house on the Bakewell side. At the moment it’s a distant dream but who knows….

[@solitaryrambler]

Buxton is a fab town isn't it. Be lovely to get a house around there, it's always good to dream and you never know 👍

[@kellyshaw7271]

My late father worked in Buxton during the seventies, building the Barretts estate. He drove everyday from Manchester to Buxton and in the summer on his day's off, my mother would make him drive us to Buxton for picnics. He used to moan that it felt like going to work again. Thanks for thus walk. I haven't been back since 1978. It brought back memories. As enjoyable as always. Cheers.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad this brought back some nice memories for you, thanks as always for watching 👍

[@paulbeachcroft3323]

Just the six hours on this one Patrick. Fantastic architecture in Buxton. Loved the wooden carving of the bloke and his lump hammer. Mention of the Cat and Fiddle brought back memories of Ted Moult at the Tan Hill Inn 😂😂😂😂😂

[@solitaryrambler]

Aye just six hours lol! Buxton is amazing with its architecture. I couldn't find anything describing what that carving was all about, but yes it was great.

[@WalksWithOlly]

I've also thought that, if I was to move to the area, I'd probably aim for Buxton. Did you have a job lined up before you moved then? On my first visit to the Peak District, I spent an afternoon walking around Buxton and of course, made it up to the tower. A good walk, Patrick. Thanks for sharing.

[@solitaryrambler]

Hi Olly, I actually had 4 interviews for different jobs in Matlock before moving to the area, so I thought about living in Buxton originally, but later decided on Matlock for the practical reasons. Glad you made it to Solomon's Temple too when you were up here. Thanks for watching Olly and have a great weekend 👍

[@KeithGordon]

Interested to see the new backpack, out of interest what do you carry for a day's walk. We really enjoy your ideos a simple story beautifully filmed and presented, Thank you

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks for watching! I take food, water, waterproofs and spare camera batteries in my rucksack 👍

[@joanhopton5562]

Thanks. This is a nice reminder of a pleasant day in Buxton when we were on holiday a few years ago. I don't understand why the crescent was built at the bottom of the slope rather than the top (like Bath). What happens when there is heavy rain coming off the slope?

[@solitaryrambler]

Maybe they thought as Buxton was the highest town in England that there would be no flooding! 😂

[@JamesCairney]

These videos are good. Sometimes I feel that it is important to point these things out. (Normally I just take the "proverbial")

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks, that is very much appreciated 👍😀