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Via Beata The Via Beata is a pilgrimage route across the widest part of UK with artworks to visit on the way.

Today is the last day to sign up - for the Via Beata Supporters' Event in the West!If you're connected to Via Beata (or ...
08/10/2026

Today is the last day to sign up - for the Via Beata Supporters' Event in the West!

If you're connected to Via Beata (or would like to be!) and are closer to Brecon than Banham, we'd love to see you at our Western Supporters' Event.

Date: 10th October 2026

Location:

The Loft
The Old Builders Trading Estate
East Street
Rhayader
LD6 5EA

**You can book here:**
https://pci.jotform.com/form/261194240648963

17/09/2026

How do you make a bench from old oak that has moved over the 4 decades since it was growing as a tree?

The bench for Stoke Lacy which is our latest artwork on the pilgrimage trail has been made from some quite curvey wood! But we've got a solution!





The first base coats go on the artwork! This is a good opportunity to test out colours to get the right one and the e...
03/09/2026

The first base coats go on the artwork! This is a good opportunity to test out colours to get the right one and the enamel preserves it for a very long time indeed!




carving is coming along very nicely! This has been a bit of an adventure in having faith in the technique. Sometimes...
09/07/2026

carving is coming along very nicely! This has been a bit of an adventure in having faith in the technique. Sometimes wood carving doesn't look right until you put it on its end and the shadows fall in the right place, And then it comes alive!




Some of you might have noticed that the bridge is closed in northern Brandon over the Little Ouse. We are now chasing up...
25/06/2026

Some of you might have noticed that the bridge is closed in northern Brandon over the Little Ouse. We are now chasing up Suffolk County Council to help pilgrims get through!

Could you make something, not just functional but beautiful here!

If you are walking this way, remember to stay south of the river until the bridge is repaired!




This is the latest batch of artworks that are being created for locations on the Via Beata pilgrimage route. Carved fro...
25/06/2026

This is the latest batch of artworks that are being created for locations on the Via Beata pilgrimage route. Carved from oak or mahogany, I made here in mid Norfolk with a chisel and lots of chat.

The last image is of the completed artwork ready to be delivered next week.

Have you seen any of the artworks in place along the route?

The latest Via Beata Artwork Will be a magnificent bench going to a church in Herefordshire. Some of the team went over...
28/05/2026

The latest Via Beata Artwork Will be a magnificent bench going to a church in Herefordshire. Some of the team went over to a sawmill in Herefordshire to buy this magnificent clean piece of beautifully loved oak! We thought it was fitting that oak cut from the county went into making the artwork!
Now it is time to start marking up the design that will be carved into it.





28/05/2026

Last painting! The Stony Hearts artwork at in . The artwork is nearly finished renovation and will be placed back on location in . This is part of the pilgrimage walk across the UK. There is one of these artworks every 10 mile all the way across the UK from st David's to Lowestoft!


14/05/2026

Along the Via Beata there are art installations like this carved in wood (or other mediums!) every 10 miles along the route. This one is from in Wales.




For centuries, pilgrims have carried a passport as a sign that they are undertaking something out of the ordinary.We’ve ...
30/04/2026

For centuries, pilgrims have carried a passport as a sign that they are undertaking something out of the ordinary.

We’ve now created a Via Beata passport in that same spirit. It offers a simple way to mark each artwork you encounter along the route. Each passport is individually numbered and impressed as a unique record of your journey.

Passport holders are welcomed at no charge into the cathedrals along the way. Many of the places connected to the route offer accommodation at a reduced rate, or sometimes freely, to those travelling it if you show your passport.

The final image here shows Biddy Collyer, our Walking Director, with the first passport issued.

If you feel called to walk the Via Beata, you can find more here:
https://www.viabeata.co.uk/passports/

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RowanCroft, Kenninghall Road
Banham
NR162HE

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