All about Well Dressing in the Derbyshire tradition
Brackenfield
Brackenfield:
May 23 to May 25, 2026
Dedication: May 23, 10:00a.m. (TBC)
Well Dressings
In 2026, there were thirteen:
1. Community Hall Well Dressing outside the Community Hall on the north side of The Green
2. Millennium Well 12 dressings on The Green, near the Millennium Well
3. Methodist Church Well Dressing
4. Wessington School Well Dressing (2014)
5. Village Well Dressing
6. Stretton-cum-Handley School Well Dressing (2001-2017)
7. Holy Trinity Church Well Dressing
8. Wessington School Well Dressing (until 2010 and from 2015)
9. Millennium Oak Well Dressings
10. Ashover Primary School Well Dressing
11. Stretton-cum-Handley School Well Dressing (until 2000 and from 2018)
12. Holy Trinity Church Flower Festival Well Dressing
13. Wessington School Well Dressing (2011-2013)
14. Women’s Institute Well Dressing
Show Past Well Dressings
How to get there
Brackenfield is located about 1km north of the A615 Matlock to Alfreton road at Wessington.
CAR: use DE55 6AQ for satnav
Usually fairly easy to park on the roads near the church.
BUS:Tuesdays to Saturdays, mornings and afternoons: about every 2 hours from Matlock and Alfreton, with some services extending to Old Tupton. Evenings, Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday: no service.