Barlow Well Dressing 2025

Event

12th August 2026 - 16th August 2026

Barlow Well Dressing

This ancient custom is unique to Derbyshire and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials.



About

12th August 2026 - 16th August 2026

Well Blessing service is on Wednesday 12th August at 6.30pm (TBC) in St Lawrence Church, Barlow followed by a procession of blessing the wells

Wells in the Making: August 6 to 11, various times on site.

For information, Barlow carnival day is on Saturday 15th August  
 
   Well Dressings

Three, all on the B6051:

  • 1. Old Pump Well Dressing opposite the junction of Wilkin Hill, near St Lawrence's Church and the Peacock pub
  • 2. Valley Rise Well Dressing in Commonside, at the junction of Valley Rise, opposite the Tickled Trout pub
  • 3. The Small Well Dressing outside the Village Hall

   
Barlow is located on the B6051 about 6km northwest of Chesterfield.

 S18 7TD for satnav

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