Buxton Cinema, Pavilion Arts Centre

Pavilion Arts Centre, Water Street, Buxton SK17 6XN
360-seat cinema at the Pavilion Arts Centre – a beautiful Edwardian theatre and one of the country's finest examples of Frank Matcham theatre design.

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About Buxton Cinema, Pavilion Arts Centre

Contact & About

As one of Britain's leading receiving theatres, Buxton Cinema presents around 450 performances each year including dance, comedy, children's shows, drama, musical concerts, pantomime and opera as well as a lively Fringe Theatre and Community and Education Programme. The theatre is also home to the renowned Buxton International Festival. Buxton Opera House has a small Matcham Gallery featuring copies of Frank Matcham's original plans, photographs of the Opera House restoration and early show bills from the period. You can visit the Matcham Gallery during any performance, or as part of one of the regular tours.

Getting Here, Map & Parking

There is free parking after 6pm in the car park behind Pavilion Gardens, a short walk from the cinema.

If you're coming in by train, the train station is a ten-minute walk and operates a regular service from Manchester Piccadilly calling at all stations to Buxton.

By bus, get off at the marketplace in Higher Buxton, a five-minute walk from the theatre.