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Well Dressing in Derbyshire and the Peak District 2009

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 2009

May 2009

Mon 4 - Mon 11 May Newborough Well Dressing
Sat 9 - Sun 17 May Milford & Makeney Well Dressing
Sat 16 - Mon 18 May Etwall Well Dressing
Sat 16 - Wed 20 May Swanwick Well Dressing
Sun 17 - Tue 19 May St Johns Church Well Dressing Aldercar & Langley Mill
Thu 21 - Wed 27 May Tissington Well Dressing
Sat 23 - Tue 26 May Brackenfield Well Dressing
Sat 23 - Wed 27 May Endon Well Dressing
Sat 23 - Thu 28 May Middleton by Youlgrave Well Dressing
Sat 23 - Sun 31 May Monyash Well Dressing
Sat 23 - Tue 26 May Wirksworth Well Dressing

June 2009

Sat 6 - Sun 14 June Ashford in the Water Well Dressing
Sat 6 - Sun 14 June Cressbrook Well Dressing
Sat 13 - Mon 22 June Flash Well Dressing
Sat 13 - Wed 17 June Ockbrook Moravian Church Well Dressing
Sat 13 - Sat 20 June Whitwell Well Dressing
Sat 13 - Sat 20 June Wyaston & Edlaston Well Dressing
Sun 14 - Sun 21 June Marston Montgomery Well Dressing
Mon 15 - Mon 22 June Penistone Well Dressing
Fri 19 - Fri 26 June Norbury Primary School Well Dressing
Sat 20 - Sun 28 June Litton Well Dressing
Sat 20 - Fri 26 June Mayfield Well Dressing
Sat 20 - Sun 28 June Over Haddon Well Dressing
Sat 20 - Sun 28 June Tideswell Well Dressing
Sat 20 - Thu 25 June Youlgrave Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Sun 5 July Bakewell Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Thu 2 July Derby Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Mon 6 July Hope Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Fri 3 July Old Whittington Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Thu 2 July Rowsley Well Dressing
Sat 27 June - Sun 5 July Tintwistle Well Dressing
Sun 28 June - Sun 5 July Whaley Bridge Well Dressing

July 2009

Sat 4 - Sun 12 July Chapel-en-le-Frith Well Dressing
Sat 4 - Thu 9 July Coal Aston Well Dressing
Sat 4 - Sat 11 July Hathersage Well Dressing
Sat 4 - Sun 12 July Old Tupton Well Dressing
Sat 4 - Mon 6 July Wessington Well Dressing
Fri 10 - Thu 16 July Pilsley Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Thu 16 July Belper Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Sun 19 July Charlesworth Village Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Sun 19 July Grindon Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Sun 19 July Holmesfield Childrens Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Wed 15 July Pleasley Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Wed 15 July Tansley Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Thur 16 Belper Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Fri 17 July West Hallam Well Dressing
Sat 11 - Sun 19 July Bamford Well Dressing Carnival Sat 18th procession down the village starting 2pm
Sun 12 - Thu 16 July Aston-on-Trent Well Dressing
Sun 12 - Sun 19 July Hayfield Well Dressing
Fri 17 - Fri 24 July Dronfield Woodhouse Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sun 26 July Ault Hucknall, Glapwell & Rowthorne Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sun 26 July Charlesworth/Broadbottom Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sun 26 July Cutthorpe Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Fri 24 July Great Longstone Well Dressing
Sat 18, Sun 19 July Heage Windmill Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sat 25 July Heath Village Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sun 26 July Little Longstone Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Sun 26 July Millthorpe Nr Holmesfield Well Dressing
Sat 18 - Mon 27 July Stoney Middleton Well Dressing
Sat 25 - Wed 29 July Barlborough Well Dressing
Sat 25 - Fri 31 July Bonsall Well Dressing
August 2009

Sat 1 - Sun 9 August Bradwell Well Dressing
Sat 1 - Sat 8 August Wingerworth Well Dressing
Wed 12 - Tue 18 August Barlow Well Dressing
Thu 13 - Sat 22 August Great Hucklow Well Dressing
Sat 22 - Sat 29 August Taddington Well Dressing
Thu 27 August - Sat 5 September Holymoorside Well Dressing
Sat 29 August - Sat 5 September Eyam Well Dressing
Sat 29 August - Sun 6 September Foolow Well Dressing
Sat 29 August - Sun 6 September Wormhill Well Dressing

September 2009

Sat 5 - Sun 13 September Wardlow Well Dressing
Sat 12 - Sat 19 September Chesterfield Well Dressing
Sat 12 - Sun 20 September Hartington Well Dressing

Dates liable to change. Please check again nearer the event or by checking at Tourist Information Centres They will also supply dates for the construction of these well dressings.

See also

Other Derbyshire and Peak District Attractions

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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 photos of 2007 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2007 Photographs.

For photos of 2008 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2008 Photographs.

For photos of 2009 Well Dressing in Derbyshire please see Derbyshire Well Dressing 2009 Photographs.

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