Well Dressings

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 :

	Tissington	May 13 – 19
	Elton	May 27 – June 2
	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