Buxton Opera House in Derbyshire bears up well for this shot, taken at the end of the wettest June in England since records began, as preparations are finalised for the Buxton Festival. The Festival, this year from 6 – 22 July, attracts over 36,000 people annually to the Peak District and in 2007 will feature more than 110 events in just 17 days – including 7 operas, 16 literary speakers, 36 concerts, an afternoon ballet and a ghost tour.

Details of Buxton Festival 2007 are available here.