• May 27 to May 31, 2017
• Dedication: May 27, 10:45a.m. (TBC) starting in St Mary’s Church
• Wells in the Making: May 22 to 26, various times in the Wellspring Church Community Room.

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Well Dressings

varies from year to year. There is a map in the Carnival brochure which can be obtained from stalls and various shops in the town. In 2017 there were 11:

• 1. Wellspring Church Well Dressings 2 dressings in the yard of the Wellspring Church on Wood Street
• 2. Memorial Gardens Well Dressings 2 dressings in the Memorial Gardens, next to the Memorial Hall on St Johns Street
• 3. Cruck Cottage Well Dressings 2 dressings on the site of the old Cruck Cottage on St Johns Street
• 4. Churchyard Well Dressing in a small courtyard next to St Mary’s Churchyard, behind the buildings on St Johns Street
• 5. St Mary’s Church Well Dressing inside St Mary’s Church. Only accessible when the Church is open
• 6. Rotary Club Well Dressing in the entrance driveway of Waltham House on St Johns Street
• 7. Red Lion Well Dressing on Harrison Drive outside the Red Lion pub
• 8. Harrison Drive Well Dressings an arrangement of small individually shaped boards in an open area at the side of Harrison Drive, north of the footbridge

There was also a knitted representation of a well dressing in the Public Library on Coldwell Street.

How to get there

Wirksworth is located on the B5023 from Duffield (on the A6) and the B5036 from Cromford (also on the A6).

CAR: the in-town car parks can get very busy, but there are other car parks on the edge of town. There is some time limited on-street parking.

SATNAV: DE4 4DR    Show Marker  
This is a convenient nearby postcode that can be entered into your car’s satnav. It is not necessarily the postcode where the dressings are located

BUS: Tuesdays to Saturdays: 2 per hour from Matlock, hourly from Derby and Bakewell; Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday: every 2 hours from Matlock and Belper.
For bus services in Derby, Derbyshire and the Peak District, see the Derbyshire Public Transport website. Various Day Tickets are available giving unlimited travel during the day on buses (and in some cases trains) in the relevant area. For bus services outside Derbyshire see Traveline.

TRAIN: Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday: every 2 hours from Duffield by Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, connecting with trains from Nottingham, Derby and Matlock.
For details of train services and tickets, see National Rail Enquiries.

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Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England.