Well Dressing in Derbyshire and the Peak District 2007

Well dressing is one of the best known and most popular and colourful customs in Derbyhire and he Peak District. Well dressing dates back hundreds of years, and though there have been religious associations, the true origins remain unknown.

Well dressing is celebrated in more than sixty towns and villages throughout Derbyshire and the Peak District.

Each village taking part in this custom has its own jealously guarded version and designs worked out months beforehand are not revealed until the last possible moment.

Todays wells are decorated with flower petals, berries, moss, cones and seeds, which are pressed into clay held in a wooden framework. It is a difficult task combining hard work and artistic dexterity. The clay is cleansed of all impurities, and the frames are then soaked to prevent the clay from drying out. The frames often have rows of protruding nails which help to prevent the damp clay from falling away when the frames are standing.

Derbyshire and Peak District Well Dressing dates for year 2007
Date	Town or Village	Blessing	Contact	Other info
May
Sat 12 - Sat 19	Milford & Makeney	13th 12.30pm at the Millhouse car park.	01773 822537	n/a
Thu 17 - Wed 23	Tissington	17th 11.00am	01335 352200	n/a
Sat 19 - Mon 21	Etwall	8th 12pm	01283 223443	8 wells
Sat 26 - Tue 29	Brackenfield	27 May at 6 pm	01629 534806	5 wells
Sat 26 - Mon 28	Endon	27 May at 6 pm	01782 504085	2 wells
Sat 26 - Thu 31	Middleton by Youlgrave	27th May at 6.00pm	n/a	1 well
Sat 26 - Sat 2 Jun	Monyash	26th at 2.00pm	01629 812778	3 wells
Sat 26 - Tue 29	Wirksworth	24th at 10.45am	01629 822695	n/a
June
Fri 1 - Fri 15	Aldercar & Langley Mill	n/a	01773 747246	n/a
Sat 2 - Sun 10	Ashford in the Water	3rd June at 3.00pm	01629 813464	6 wells
Sat 9 - Sat 16	Ripley	9 at 11.00am.	01773 841488	n/a
Sun 10 - Sun 17	Cressbrook	10th at 2pm	01298 873023	3 wells
Sun 10 - Sat 16	Marston Montgomery	10th at 1.30pm	01889 590471	n/a
Sat 16 - Sun 24	Whitwell	16th at 2pm	01909 722388	n/a
Fri 22 - Fri 29	Killamarsh	22nd t 2pm	0114 248 2832	2 wells
Fri 22 - Fri 29	Norbury C of E Primary School	22nd at 3pm	01335 324337	n/a
Sat 23 - Thu 28	Derby	23rd at 10am	01332 295950	1 well
Sat 23 Jun - Sun 1 Jul	Hope	24th at 7pm	01433 621312	3 wells
Sat 23 - Sat 30	Litton	24th at 3.00pm	01298 871569	2 wells
Sat 23 Jun - Sun 1 Jul	Over Haddon	23rd at 11.00am	01629 814177	2 wells
Sat 23 - Thu 28	Rowsley	24th at 10.30am	01629 734427	3 wells
Sat 23 Jun - Sun 1	Tideswell	23rd at 3.00pm	01663 733490	n/a
Sat 23 - Thu 28	Youlgrave	23rd at 2.30pm	01629 636341	5 main wells
Thu 28 Jun - Tue 3 Jul	Peak Forest	27th at 7pm	01298 812234	2 wells
Fri 29 Jun - Sun 8 Jul	Bakewell	n/a	01629 813995	n/a
Fri 29 Jun 2007 - Sat 7 Jul	Tintwistle	29th June at 7pm.	01457 861500	1 well
Sat 30 Jun - Sun 8 Jul	Elmton	29 June at 7 pm	01909 720035	3 wells
Sat 30 Jun - Sun 8 Jul	Old Tupton	30th at 10am	01246 863311	3 wells
Sat 30 Jun - Sat 7 Jul	Old Whittington	29th at 7 pm	01246 450897	n/a
Sat 30 Jun - Sat 7 Jul	Whaley Bridge	1st July at 2.30pm	01663 733490	5 wells
July
Sat 7 - Thu 12	Aston-on-Trent	7th at 11.15am	01332 799 595	n/a
Sat 7 - Sun 15	Buxworth	8th at 2.30pm	01663 750478	2 wells
Sat 7 - Sat 14	Chapel-en-le-Frith	8th at 12 noon	01298 815291	5 wells
Sat 7 - Wed 11	Coal Aston	7th at 1.45 pm	n/a	1 well
Sat 7 - Sun 15	Dore	8th at 3 pm	0114 236 0332	n/a
Sat 7 - Wed 11	Pleasley	8th at 3 pm	01623 811024	3 wells
Sat 7 - Mon 9	Wessington	7th July at 10 am	01773 520152	7 wells
Sun 8 - Mon 16	Buxton	8th at 2pm	01298 70156	4 wells
Sun 8 - Thu 12	Tansley	8th at 11.00am	01629 55946	n/a
Mon 9 - Mon 16	Harthill	n/a	n/a	n/a
Fri 13 - Fri 20	Dronfield Woodhouse	13 6.30 pm	01246 416915	n/a
Fri 13 - Fri 20	Pilsley Chatsworth	12th at 7.00pm	01629 761252	n/a
Sat 14 - Wed 18	Belper	n/a	01773 822116	n/a
Sat 14 - Sun 22	Cutthorpe	13 July 2007 at 6.30 pm	01246 201478	2 wells
Sat 14 - Sun 22	Hayfield	15th at 2pm	01663 742112	n/a
Sat 14 - Fri 20	West Hallam	14th 1.30pm - 2.00pm.	0115 932 6621	n/a
Sun 15 - Mon 23	Bamford	15th at 6.30pm	01433 650544	2 wells
Sat 21 - Wed 25	Barlborough	20th at 7 pm	01246 810578	2 wells
Sat 21 - Sun 22	Heage Windmill	21 July at 1.00pm.	01773 852467	1 well
Sat 21 - Sat 28	Heath	21st at 11:00	01246 853897	n/a
Sat 21 - Mon 30	Stoney Middleton	21st at 3.00pm	01433 631942	3 wells
Sat 28 Jul - Fri 3 Aug	Bonsall	29th at 2.00pm	01629 824634	n/a
August
Sat 4 - Mon 13	Bradwell	5th at 7.30pm	01433 620222	4 wells
Thu 9 - Mon 20	Great Hucklow	9th at 7pm	01298 871385	n/a
Wed 15 - Tue 21	Barlow	15th 6.30 pm	0114 289 0310	3 wells
Thu 23 - Thu 30	Holymoorside	23rd at 7 pm	01246 569177	n/a
Sat 25 - Sat 1 Sep	Eyam	25th at 3.00pm	01433 630599	3 wells
Sat 25 Aug - Sun 2 Sep	Foolow	25th at 1.00pm	07762 193305	2 wells
Sat 25 Aug - Sun 2 Sep	Wormhill	n/a	01298 871023	2 wells
September
Sat 1 - Sat 8	Longnor	1st at 6pm	01298 83495	n/a
Sat 1 - Sun 9	Wardlow	2nd at 2.15pm	01298 872091	1 well
Sat 8 - Sat 15	Chesterfield	8th at 10 am	01246 345777/8	n/a
Sat 8	Hartington	8th at 3.00pm	01298 84380	1 well
Derbyshire and Peak District towns and villages

See also Other Derbyshire and Peak District Attractions Peak District Accommodation Other Derbyshire and Peak Districr Events For photos of 2004 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2004 Photographs. For photos of 2005 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2005 Photographs. For photos of 2006 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2006 Photographs. For further informatiom please contact one of the tourist information centres which can be found at Tourist Information Centres Homepage