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FORMER WELL DRESSING LOCATION - LAST DRESSED IN 2007

Well Dressings

Four:

• 1. School Well outside the School, near the junction of Main Street and Longrose Lane
• 2. Carr Well in a wall on the north side of Main Street, a short distance below its junction with Longrose Lane
• 3. Village Pump Well Dressing at the old Village Pump on Main Street, opposite the Red Lion pub
• 4. Chapel Well on Chapel Street, near the Methodist Chapel
• 5. Foxholes Lane Well
• 6. Red Lion Well

In 2008, the traditional Well Dressing boards were replaced by sculptures made of recycled materials.

How to get there

Kniveton is located on the B5035 Ashbourne to Wirksworth road, between Ashbourne and Carsington.

CAR: use DE6 1JH for satnav
During the main festivities, please use the car park provided off the hill in the middle of the village. There is another car park opposite the school which may be used by the disabled. At other times, you may park on side streets or in the small car park behind the Community Centre but you are advised NOT to park on the main road.

BUS: Mondays to Fridays: approximately every 1½ to 2 hours from Ashbourne, Wirksworth and Matlock. Saturdays: 4 services per day from Ashbourne, Wirksworth and Matlock. Sundays: approximately every hour from Ashbourne; 4 services per day from Wirksworth, Matlock and Chesterfield; 3 per day from Derby; 1 per day from Mansfield and Alfreton.

External Links

• Well Dressing at Kniveton