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Buxton

(Derbyshire)

Near Buxton

A 4 foot Tarzan Swing drop and a 2 million year old natural limestone cave.

Our Buxton adventure is set in the heart of the beautiful Peak District National Park and within walking distance of the historic Spa town itself.

If you fancy yourself as a bit of an explorer, you could also visit the adjacent Poole’s Cavern, a 2 million year old, natural limestone cave. Now that’s ancient.

The result at Buxton is spectacular. A day out at Go Ape will unleash your inner Tarzan, get you having fun and above all leave you with a big monkey grin.

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Get out and about this season

For full availability simply 'check availability' for exact details of Buxton's opening hours.

Times will vary on daylight hours…some adventures even open at 08:00 in the summer for those early birds!

Below is a snapshot of when our forest doors open...

We're open from February to November, but we close our forest doors during December and January (...it gets a little chilly and we like to maintain our adventures so they're all ready to go in 2012).

Weekends in February and March.

Plus we're open throughout February half term - that's the 13th - 17th February.

23rd March – 30th October daily.

Closed Tuesdays & Wednesday (during term time).

Weekends only throughout November.

Course stats

Check out these crazy stats for Buxton!

  • Number of sections 5
  • Longest Zip Wire 159 metres
  • Longest Crossing 19 metres
  • Total Length 733 metres
  • Number of Crossings 32
  • Highest Point 20 metres

The Team at Buxton

The Address

Go Ape! Buxton
Buxton Country Park
Pooles Cavern, Green Lane
Buxton, Derbyshire
SK17 9DH

Get directions

By car

Once you reach Buxton, follow the brown signs to Poole's Cavern.

Due to the rural nature of our locations, postcodes are not always accurate when using satellite navigation. Please always check the route it has given you before setting off, and cross reference with a map.

Please note that parking charges are as follows: Cars, Minibuses & Coaches: £1.50 for 4 hours or £3 for the day.

By train

The Northern Line operates a train service to Buxton.
Bus and rail links to Buxton town centre are 15 minutes walk to Poole's Cavern.

By bus

Trent Barton Buses and Bower Buses run services in and around Buxton.

Staying Over

Need a place to crash?
Our friends below (excuse the pun) come highly recommended from the tree-tops ...

Springbank Bed & Breakfast

9 Green Lane Bed & Breakfast

Dovedale Holiday Cottages

Ashbourne Caravan & Camping Club

Eco Pod Holidays

Brook George Hotel - Huddersfield

Local Area

Some nearby places which may be of interest:

There's plenty of things to do so you can fill your day in Buxton. How about a trip to Pooles Cavern? A 2 million year old natural limestone cave.

Or why not enjoy some other outdoor activities and wander and picnic in the country park itself. There's plenty of wildlife and beautiful woodland to view.

Please note that parking charges are as follows: Cars, Minibuses & Coaches: £1.50 for 4 hours or £3 for the day.

 

Why not contact our Events Team to get your whole tribe in the trees - from Aberdeen to Wyre, 10 to 280 people, for adults and children - We can tailor a day that you and your tribe will never forget. It can include outdoor catering, mountain bike hire and much much more. Just give us a call on 0845 643 9314.

Rated 5 Bananas Samantha 22 February 2012
Staff were really kind, we weren't prepared for the terrible weather, they went through their lost & found and kitted us out!!! The poor weather did put a little dampner on the day but over all we all had a great time. Staff were fantastic.......top bananan :-)
Rated 5 Bananas Jenny 22 February 2012
I just love the challenge of the more difficult sections and the zip wires too! A great activity to do with my ggrown up family.
Rated 4 Bananas Donna 22 February 2012
we love Go Ape, and are going to try another one in August, possibly you could arrange something with local hotels so we can book overnight stays and go ape together as to try all the courses you have to travel ?
Rated 5 Bananas Stephen 21 February 2012
Loved it - was lots of fun for me and my stag party!
Rated 4 Bananas David 21 February 2012
Excellent, my only gripe is that I felt it was a little bit expensive but as a holiday activity it was perfect.
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GORILLAS
18 years +
£30
BABOONS
10 - 17 years
Over 1.4m
£20
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