The Silverlands, the highest ground in England above sea level at over 1,000 feet about sea level, has a potential capacity of around 5,200, of which most is standing space apart from a 500 seater covered stand, see picture below.
Opposite this is a covered standing area (which bizarrely has about 15 seats in it near to the corner flag?). Behind the goals - on one side is an uncovered stand, and the other side is the Railway End, known as this because behind it (not directly behind it - quite far below) is where the train tracks run through. This stand is covered and pictured below.
The ground is well placed for getting there by train at just 0.31 miles from Buxton station, it's as simple as the maps suggest and aside from Holker Road being steep uphill it's an easy walk. Buses weave through nearby too. If getting there by car, parking on nearby side streets looks easy enough.
Buxton the place itself is really nice to visit - attractive buildings, good shops (and not just the usual chain ones either), and nice parks too, well worth going to when you get chance. The ground itself is one of the nicest at this level too.
Admission was £9, a quid above most in their division disappointingly. Clubs who decide to charge above the norm at this level don't seem to realise many visitors then drop buying something else to compensate - I changed my mind on buying the £2 programme. From the cover it looks like a fairly generic colour one. I did get a cheese and onion pie at £1.60 however, and it was really really tasty!
Admission is very standard for the league and not a quid more than most grounds like you say with only 4-5 teams charging less than £9 with the vast majority charging £9 with Chester charging £12. But I agree the admission is too high as £8 is much fairer. The programme costs £1.50 not £2 and as with all programmes in the league is poor (with the exception of Rushall and Chester).
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