Home Things To Do Search Tissington Hall Explore things to do Category Select from these options Food and Drink Just for Two Family Friendly Historic Britain Great Outdoors Enter Your Destination From Date To Things To Do Suggested Getaways near Tissington Hall More Suggested Getaways Home Things To Do Tissington Hall Tissington Hall DE6 1RA Just for Two, Family Friendly, Historic Britain Tissington Hall Tissington Hall was built in 1609 by Francis FitzHerbert to replace the moated fortification that guarded the Norman Church that straddles the hill in the centre of the village. For over 400 years now the Hall has presided over the picturesque Estate Village at the south of the Peak District and only 4 miles north of the market town of Ashbourne. Tissington Well Dressing The origins of Well Dressing are lost in antiquity. They may even have their roots in pagan customs later given a Christian meaning. One theory says that the custom began just after the Black Death of 1348-9. Although the population round about was ravaged by plague, in Tissington all escaped, and the immunity was ascribed to the purity of the water supply. It became the custom to decorate the wells in thanksgiving. Explore all Attractions & Events Contact Info Tissington Hall, Tissington, Ashbourne DE6 1RA 01335 352200 Visit website Other Things to Do in the East Midlands Region Skegness and BeachCalke AbbeyClaythorpe Watermill and Wildfowl GardensSilverstone CircuitTorrs Riverside Park and the Millenium WalkwayHemswell Antique CentreLincoln CathedralGainsborough Old HallDoddington HallPrestwold HallRand Farm ParkLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre