Event
29th August 2026 - 6th September 2026
Eyam 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
29th August 2026 - 6th September 2026
The Blessing is on August 29, 2:30p.m. (TBC) starting in St Lawrence’s Church.
Wells in the Making: August 25 to 28, various times at various locations in the village, follow the signposts.
There are 3 Wells
- 1. Town End Well Dressing on The Square at the eastern end of the village
- 2. Children’s Well Dressing near the Town End Well Dressing
- 3. Town Head Well Dressing at the western end of the village, a little way along a lane on the north side of the main road
Eyam is located about 0.5km north of the A623 Baslow to Chapel-en-le-Frith road, about 1 km west of Stoney Middleton.
S32 5RB for satnav
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