A series of well dressings around the village.

St Peter’s Church Well Dressing
- Against the wall of the churchyard on Market Place, facing along Hathersage Road

Hope Valley College Well Dressing
- Outside the College, on Castleton Road near the railway bridge

Edale Road Well Dressing
- On the west side of Edale Road, about 50m from its junction with Castleton Road

Hope Primary School Well Dressing
- Outside the School, at the junction of Edale Road and Eccles Close

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.