It’s that time of year again.  The season of well dressings begins with Tissington.  Friday saw one departure with three arrivals at Bolehill and one cleaner here.  I popped down to Bakewell in the morning to get some provisions for the weekend.  A dull and wet morning turned into a brighter afternoon and after the last cottage arrived at 5 pm (one has been before) we decided to head over to Tissington.  The wells were up to the usual high standards but arriving later in the afternoon meant there wasn’t the crowds.  We wandered round with Chris subjecting Blue to sitting in front of the wells as it was his blog.  We also called into the butcher who was still open and while we were chatting the heavens opened so the poor dogs, especially Smudge, had to endure the rain whilst looking in at all the meat on display!  Heading home we decided to call in at Carriages, an Italian restaurant at Newhaven.  The dining area consists of two old rail carriages decorated in period style on either side of the bar area.  The last time we ate there was before we bought Bolehill so it was time we paid it another visit.  They have a good choice of pasta and Italian dishes and a bar menu and luckily for us they had a table available.  A nice meal and a chat with the owners before driving home.  Saturday was a mixture of sunshine, dullness  and showers.  Four departures and three arrivals and two cleaners here.  All cottages here by 3.30pm, all have been here before so it gave me the rest of the afternoon to research some products as I need to look at replacing some items in the cottages such as crockery.  Sunday started dry but by mid afternoon the rain had set in and it felt a lot colder so a day of jobs around the house. 

Here are some photos of Castleton that I found when I downloaded the well dressing photos.