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One of my favourite events of the year is Tissington Well Dressings. The amazingly detailed designs are created by pressing brightly coloured petals, leaves, twigs, and natural materials into wet clay mounted on wooden boards. There are six water wells around the village each with their own spectacular display, often with biblical themes. [caption id="attachment_5621" align="alignnone" width="586"] Tissington Hall Well - Let there be light[/caption] The origins of this ancient custom are lost in the mists of time, but what is certain is tha...
Can you believe another year has flown by? Once again we are giving thanks for the pure, clear water, the essence of life, at Tissington Well Dressings. [caption id="attachment_4707" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Hall Well created by Sir Richard Fitz Herbert and family[/caption] The dressing or decorating of water wells as a thanksgiving is an ancient art peculiar to the Peak District, which goes so far back in time that no one can be exactly sure of the origins. One of the most spectacular well dressings in Derbyshire is in the village o...
It's amazing how quickly the seasons change and another year flies by, but the ancient tradition of well dressing is ever constant. The Peak District hosts many well dressings, but Tissington village produces some of the most spectacular, with a total of 6 wells. Hall Well commemorating the First World War It is unclear as to the exact origin of well dressings - some believe they were originally pagan celebrations, others consider they only go back as far as the Black Death in the 1348. Many communities were devastated by the dreadful plague, ...
And they're off on a Sidecar Safari Last week our guests took advantage of one of Derbyshire's most unique and rather special adventures. Jeff and Jo took to the road with Bill Purvis on a Sidecar Safari. What better way to access our spectacular Peak District landscape than from a classic Russian motorbike - whether you sit safely in the sidecar or more daringly ride pillion you're guaranteed spectacular 360° views of the countryside. David was a little disappointed that the impressive military sidecar didn't have a machine gun! A real Wal...
The dressing or decorating of water wells as a thanksgiving is an ancient art peculiar to the Peak District, which goes so far back in time that no one can be exactly sure of the origins. One of the most spectacular well dressings in Derbyshire is in the village of Tissington, just 3 miles down the road from Hoe Grange. One theory is that the custom began in Tissington village just after the Black Death of 1348. The villagers were spared the ravages of the plague, and their immunity was attributed to the purity of the water. Others believe th...