The Via Beata Pilgrimage route is over 400 miles long and spans some beautiful stretches of England.  Traditional pilgrimage routes were about learning from God and about yourself on a journey that represented life itself.  The Via Beata is becoming an established route with written guides for every (roughly) ten miles and our artworks are frequent throughout the journey (though still many still to complete). 

On this page of the website you will find everything you need to walk the Via Beata route.

There is still work to do – maps to make, routes to waymark and artworks to complete, so please bear with us, and we’d love feedback or volunteer help to make this a route that remains for generations to come.

Via Beata Map

The continuously updating map of the Via Beata

 

GPX Data:

We have mapped the route using GPS data.  This is still being worked on and is currently in BETA.  There may (will) be errors and we’d love to hear from you if you find any issues. 
Download: 2021  Via Beata Walking Route
(the map routing is for guidance only and may not be accessible or on public right of ways. Walkers should use their own discretion.)

If you are walking or riding the route, we’d love to see stories of your adventures.  We’d encourage you to make a video on each leg of your journey (between two waystations for example) and upload to social media using the Hashtags – #journeyViaBeata and #ViaBeata

OS maps required:

Here is a list of Ordinance survey maps that you will need if you wish to use explorer maps all the way across the UK for the full route. 

OS 1:25000 Maps

OL35               North   Pembrokeshire

Explorer 185   Newcastle Emlyn

Explorer 186   Llandeilo & Brechfa Forest

Explorer 187 Llandovery

Explorer 188   Builth Wells

Explorer 201   Knighton & Presteigne

Explorer 202   Leominster & Bromyard

Explorer 204   Worcester & Droitwich Spa

Explorer 205   Straford-upon-Avon & Evesham

Explorer 220   Birmingham

Explorer 221   Coventry & Warwick

Explorer 222   Rugby & Daventry

Explorer 223   Northampton & Market Harborough

Explorer 224   Corby, Kettering & Wellingborough

Explorer 225   Huntingdon & St Ives

Explorer 226   Ely & Newmarket

Explorer 227   Peterborough

Explorer 228   March & Ely

Explorer 229   Thetford Forest in The Brecks

Explorer 230   Diss & Harleston

Explorer 237   Norwich

Explorer 231   Southwold & Bungay

OL 40              The Broads

 

Route Guides

Start Point	Finish Point	Distance (Miles)	Downloadable PDF
Norfolk & Suffolk
Lowestoft	Ringsfield Hall	13	1. Lowesoft to Ringsfield V1.1
Ringsfield Hall	Ditchingham	11	2. Ringsfield to Ditchingham V1.1
Ditchingham	Great Moulton	13	3. Ditchingham to Great Moulton V1.1
Great Moulton	Banham	10	4. Great Moulton to Banham V1.1
Banham	Quidenham	1.5	5. Banham to Quidenham V1.1
Quidenham	Roudham Heath	7	6. Quidenham to Roudham Heath V1.1
Roudham Heath	Brandon	12	7 . Roudham Heath to Brandon V1.1
Cambridgeshire:
Brandon	Sedgefen		Coming Soon
Sedgefen	Ely	11	9. Sedgefen to Ely V1.1
Ely	Stretham	6	10. Ely to Stretham V1.1
Stretham	Bluntisham	12	11. Stretham to Bluntisham V1.1
Bluntisham	St Ives	7	12. Bluntisham to St Ives V1.1
St Ives	Little Stukeley	13	13. St Ives to Little Stukeley V1.1
Little Stukeley	Little Gidding	9	14. Little Stukeley to Little Gidding V1.1
Northamptonshire
Little Gidding	Raunds	11	15. Little Gidding to Raunds V1.1
Raunds	Great Harrowden	11	16. Raunds to Great Harrowden V1.1
Great Harrowden	Brixworth	12	17. Great Harrowden to Brixworth V1.1
Brixworth	West Haddon	12	18. Brixworth to West Haddon V1.1
West Haddon	Ashby St Ledgers	6	19. West Haddon to Ashby St Ledgers V1.1
Warwickshire
Ashby St Ledgers	Wolfhampcote	4	20. Ashby St Ledgers to Wolfhampcote V1.1
Wolfhampcote	Leamington Hastings	6	21. Wolfhampcote to leamington Hastings V1.1
Leamington Hastings	Leamington Spa	10	22. Leamington Hastings to Leamington Spa V1.1
Leamington Spa	Redhill Centre	10	23. Leamington Spa to Redhill Centre V1.1
Redhill Centre	Coughton	11	24. Redhill to Coughton V1.1
Coughton	Dormston	8	25. Coughton to Dormston V1.1
Dormston	Worcester	12	26. Dormston to Wocester V1.1
Worcester	Knightwick	9	27. Worchester to Knightwick V1.1
Knightwick	Stoke Lacy	9	28. Knightwick to Stoke Lacy V1.1
Herefordshire
Stoke Lacy	Bodenham	10	29. Stoke Lacy to Bodenham V1.1
Bodenham	Weobley	10	30. Bodenham to Weobley V1.1
Weobley	Eardisley	8	31. Weobley to Eardisley V1.1
Eardisley	Hay-On-Wye	9	32. Eardisley to Hay on Wye V1.1
Hay on Wye	Boughrood Brest	8	33. Hay on Wye to Boughrood Brest V1.1
Powys
Boughrood Brest	Builth Wells	12	34. Boughrood Brest to Builth Wells V1.1
Builth Wells	Llangammarch Wells	13	35. Builth Wells to Llangammarch Wells V1.1
Llangammarch Wells	Llanwrtyd Wells	5	36. Llangammarch Wells to Llanwrtyd Wells V1.1
Carmarthenshire
Llanwrtyd Wells	Cynghordy	8	37. Llanwrtyrd Wells to Cynghordy V1.1
Cynghordy	Caio	10	38. Cynghordy to Caio V1.1
Caio	Rhydcymerau	10	39. Caio to Rhydcymerau V1.1
Rhydcymerau	Pen-Rhiw	14	40. Rhydcymerau to Pen Rhiw V1.1
Pen-Rhiw	Henllan	6	41. Pen Rhiw to Henllan V1.1
Henllan	Crymych	16	42. Henllan to Crymych V1.1
Pembrokeshire
Crymych	Ffald-y-Brenin	13	43. Crymych to Ffald-y-Brenin V1.1
Ffald-y-Brenin	Letterston	11	44. Ffald-y-Brenin to Letterston V1.2
Letterston	Llanhowel	9.5	45. Letterston to Llanhowel V1.1
Llanhowel	Solva	4	46. Llanhowel to Solva V1.3
Solva	St David’s	4	47. Solva to St Davids V1.1
St David’s	St David’s Head	6	48. St Davids to St Davids Head V1.1

Guide Update date – 8th June 2023
Guides are subject to change and we cannot guarantee error free.  But we do our best!

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