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 2009 some of the better ones close to Swainsley Farm are :
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Tissington |
May 21 - 27 |
Endon |
May 23 - 27 |
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Middleton-by-Youlgreave |
May 23 - 28 |
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Moneyash |
May 23 - 31 |
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Wirksworth |
May 23 - 26 |
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Ashford in the water |
June 06 - 14 |
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| Flash | June 13 - 27 | |
| Cromform | June 19 - 21 | |
Tideswell |
June 20 - 28 |
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| Litton | June 20 - 28 | |
Rowesley |
June 27 - July 02 |
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Bakewell |
June 27 - July 05 |
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Youlgreave |
June 20 - 25 |
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Over Haddon |
June 20 - 28 |
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Buxton |
July 05 - 13 |
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Pilsley (Nr Bakewell) |
July 09 - 16 |
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Grindon |
July 11 - 19 |
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Taddington |
August 22 - 29 |
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Ipstones |
August 29 - September 05 |
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Wormhill |
August 23 - 31 |
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Eyam |
August 29 - September 05 |
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Longnor |
September 12 - 19 |
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Hartington |
September 12 - 20 |
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