


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 2010 some of the better ones close to Swainsley Farm are :
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Tissington |
May 13 – 19 |
Elton |
May 27 – June 2 |
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Endon |
May 29 – June 2 |
|
Middleton-by-Youlgreave |
May 29 – June 3 |
|
Moneyash |
May 29 – June 6 |
|
Wirksworth |
May 29 - June 1 |
|
Ashford in the water |
May 29 - June 6 |
|
Flash |
June 19 – 29 |
|
Cromform |
June 19 - 27 |
|
Tideswell |
June 19 - 27 |
|
Litton |
June 19 - 27 |
|
Rowesley |
June 26 - July 02 |
|
Bakewell |
June 26 - July 04 |
|
Youlgreave |
June 19 - 24 |
|
Over Haddon |
June 19 - 26 |
|
Buxton |
July 11 - 19 |
|
Pilsley (Nr Bakewell) |
July 08 - 14 |
|
Grindon |
July 18 - 26 |
|
Taddington |
August 21 - 28 |
|
Wormhill |
August 28 – September 5 |
|
Eyam |
August 28 - September 4 |
|
Longnor |
September 5 (?) |
|
Hartington |
September 11 - 19 |
For more information try the following link: www.welldressing.com


