Well Dressed In Derbyshire

4th June 2011, A beautifully sunny day.

Start: Callow Top Campsite 

Distance:  7 miles return walk.

Time:  3.5 hrs including cafe stop.

What a fantastic day for one of my favourite walks into the historic village of Tissington in Derbyshire.  The walk is an easy one down through the campsite and onto the Tissington Trail, a dis-used railway line.  From here it's a straightish path towards Tissington Village where during summer the annual Well Dressing ceremony takes place.  The village is still managed by the FitzHerbert family who have looked after the cottages and grounds for the last 400 years.  Sir Richard can often be seen around the village helping out with the tourist trade.  Here are some pictures of the event.  I'll let the pics do the talking.

Tissington Trail

Gateway to the village

Norman Church

Hall Well

Tissington Hall

This cottage date back to 865!

Each well dressing takes 300 hours to make

Only petals, leaves and foliage used.

The busy tea rooms in the old coach house

Norman font.

The coffin well

Best butchers on the planet!

I hope you enjoyed the village as much as we did.  Well dressings take place throughout Derbyshire villages during the summer months each year.  For a list of next years events check out http://welldressing.com but they won't be listed until next year.