Event Description

As part of the 2026 Malvern Water & Well Dressing Festival, there will be a series of well blessings taking place between 2 & 10 May.

Saturday 2 May, 4.45am
Dawn Ceremony at Dripping Well (Rushey Valley, SE side of Worcestershire Beacon) with Jonathan Penley and Ruana Xerri-West of the Song of Now CIC. Meet at 4.45am in front of St Ann’s Well to walk up to Dripping Well as a group. You are encouraged to participate in the ceremony – e,g, bring an offering, such as a flower or pebble for the spring, and maybe a poem to read, or a song to sing. Total time: approximately 1 hour.

Saturday 2 May, 9am
Blessing at St James’s Church Spring, West Malvern, with Revd. Nicholas Menon

Saturday 2 May, 4pm
Blessing at Malvhina on Belle Vue Island, Great Malvern, with Revd. Roger Latham (Great Malvern Priory)

Sunday 3 May, 11am
Beautiful music at St Ann’s Well with Ray Mytton

CANCELLED Sunday 3 May, 3pm
Blessing at Hayslad, West Malvern Road, with the Druids

Saturday 10 May, 10am
‘Birdsong Singalong’ around the pond with The Song of Now CIC at St Ann’s Well

Sunday 10 May, 3pm
Buddhist Ceremony at the Clock Tower, North Malvern Road

Sunday 3 May 2026

11:00am

FREE

Malvern Hills Literary Loop: Tolkien, Lewis, Darwin and Dickens

Pear Tree Cottage (Garden Open for National Garden Scheme)