• June 25 to July 2, 2017
• Dedication: June 25, 2:30p.m. at the Canal Wharf.
• Wells in the Making: June 16 to 24, 10:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. in a marquee next to the Canal Wharf building. Contact Dorothy Markides 01663 733490 for further details.

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Well Dressings

In 2017, there were six:

• 1. Canal Basin Well Dressings 3 Well Dressings at the junction of Bingswood Avenue and Tom Brad’s Croft; one on Bingswood Avenue itself and two at the old trough near the Car Park (take Canal Street leading off Buxton Road in the town centre - signposted Bingswood Industrial Estate - then follow the signs for the Car Park)
• 2. Uniting Church Well Dressing outside the Uniting Church on Buxton Road, just north of the railway bridge
• 3. Primary School Well Dressing outside Whaley Bridge Primary School on Buxton Road, just south of the railway bridge
• 4. Holy Trinity Church Well Dressing outside Holy Trinity Church on Buxton Road, about 200m south of the Primary School

A seventh dressing, the Taxal & Fernilee School Well Dressing on Park Road Green, did not appear in 2017 but may do so again in 2018.

How to get there

Whaley Bridge is located just south of the A6 between Buxton and Stockport.

CAR: there is a public Car Park adjacent to the main Well Dressing at the Canal Basin. Elsewhere in the town on-street parking is relatively easy.

SATNAV: SK23 7HT    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: Mondays to Saturdays: at least 2 per hour to Buxton, Stockport and Manchester Airport; at least 6 services per day to New Mills; 3 services per day to Macclesfield. Sundays: hourly to Buxton, Stockport and Manchester Airport; 3 services to Macclesfield; 2 services to New Mills. Also at Furness Vale (about 2km): Every Day: every 2 hours to Manchester and Derby; 3 per day to Chesterfield.
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: Every Day: at least 1 per hour from Buxton, Stockport and Manchester.
For details of train services and tickets, see National Rail Enquiries.

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High Peak Borough, Derbyshire, England.

• Whaley Bridge Well Dressing
• Whaley Bridge