Several well dressings spread out around the village.

Common locations include...

Coldwell End Well Dressing
- In the churchyard of the Methodist Church

Bank Top Well
- On the south side of Main Street between Coldwell and the Farmyard pub

Holywell
- On Holywell Lane near its junction with Main Street

Fountain Well
- At the Fountain in Fountain Square.

Reading Room Well
- In the churchyard of All Saints Church, against the north wall of the Church.

Guides’ Well Dressing
- At the opposite of the churchyard of All Saints Church from the Reading Room Well

School Well Dressing
- Outside All Saints CE Primary School

The blessing of the water supply, in the form of a well is an ancient ceremony dating back to the Celts or even earlier.

It is only found in or near Derbyshire.

Well Dressing is the art of decorating springs or wells with pictures made of natural products.

Clay is pressed into boards, then the picture is traced onto the clay using a pointer. Then comes the delicate task of infilling with flower petals and other natural materials.

Each petal has to be put in separately and they overlap like tiles on a roof so that rain will flow off the picture. This process takes many hours and usually occupies most of the week prior to the well being dressed.