
The art of well dressing in the villages of Derbyshire, and some adjacent parts of Staffordshire, goes back into the mists of time. Wells and springs are decorated with flowers and petals in intricate designs as a thanksgiving for the continued gift of water. The well dressing calendar runs from May to September and for 2008 some of the better ones close to Swainsley Farm are :
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Tissington |
May 01 - 07 |
Endon |
May 24 - 26 |
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Middleton-by-Youlgreave |
May 24 - 29 |
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Moneyash |
May 24 - 31 |
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Wirksworth |
May 24 - 27 |
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Ashford in the water |
May 17 - 23 |
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Tideswell |
June 21 - 29 |
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Rowesley |
June 21 - 26 |
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Bakewell |
June 28 - July 26 |
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Youlgreave |
June 21 - 26 |
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Over Haddon |
June 21 - 28 |
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Buxton |
July 06 - 14 |
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Pilsley (Nr Bakewell) |
July 11 - 18 |
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Grindon |
July 12 - 20 |
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Taddington |
Aug 16 - 23 |
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Ipstones |
Aug 23 - 31 |
|
Wormhill |
Aug 23 - 31 |
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Eyam |
Aug 23 - 30 |
|
Longnor |
Aug 30 - Sep 07 |
|
Hartington |
Sept 06 - 14 |
