How to build Village Well in Minecraft
The classic village centrepiece: a cobblestone basin, oak posts and a little stepped roof with a lantern hanging over the water. A perfect first build to learn how stairs and slabs work.
- DifficultyBeginner
- Size7 × 6, 6 layers tall
- Blocks87
- Build time10 min
- CategoryDecorations
Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.
Materials list
| Block | Amount | Stacks |
|---|---|---|
| Cobblestone | 32 | |
| Oak Stairs | 24 | |
| Oak Planks | 9 | |
| Water | 9 | |
| Oak Fence | 8 | |
| Cornflower | 1 | |
| Dandelion | 1 | |
| Lantern | 1 | |
| Oak Slab | 1 | |
| Poppy | 1 |
Building tips
- Place the water last, from a bucket, so it does not flow while you build the rim.
- Stairs face the way you look when placing them. Stand outside the well, facing inward, to place the roof stairs.
- Hold Shift while placing the lantern against the underside of the roof so it hangs.
Step-by-step: all 6 layers
- Layer 1 Cobblestone ×16, Water ×9, Cornflower ×1, Dandelion ×1, Poppy ×1
- Layer 2 Cobblestone ×16
- Layer 3 Oak Fence ×4
- Layer 4 Oak Fence ×4, Lantern ×1
- Layer 5 Oak Stairs ×16, Oak Planks ×9
- Layer 6 Oak Stairs ×8, Oak Slab ×1