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Photo: Ian from Buxton, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Victorian folly tower on top of a Bronze Age barrow.
Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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Show cave. A pleasant (and free) walk through woodland from here leads to Solomon's Temple, a folly on a limestone hill with elevated views over Buxton and the surrounding area. Another interesting and little-known local curiosity lies in a small valley between Solomon's Temple and the village of Harpur Hill, where water issuing through lime-rich waste rock has created an intriguing area of white calcite deposits.
Landscape garden and lakes
There is always something going off, from stage productions to fairs. This includes the Buxton Opera Festival, running for two and a half weeks in July. The building was constructed in 1903. The Pavillion Arts Centre is behind the Opera House and hosts a film night on Mondays in addition to providing a smaller performance space.
Built for the Fifth Duke of Devonshire between 1780 and 1789. Also in the area:St Anne's Well; The Slope and Pump Room; Natural Mineral Baths; and Buxton Thermal Baths, restored as the Cavendish Arcade.