Overview
Please join us on 21st & 22nd March 2026 at the Abbey as we celebrate the month of Keith’s birthday and welcome you to our new company, the Keith Critchlow Collection. Please come and see our new (interim) space in the Abbey which holds a selection of Keith’s artwork, artefacts and personal library.
To celebrate Keith and all he shared with us, three of his children and other family members will be present to share time with everyone who wants to join us there. All proceeds go to support Keith’s archives and library.
There are three ticketed events
Learn more and purchase tickets below.
Make a further donation to help us collate, catalogue and make accessible Keith’s unpublished creative works
Click above to make a further donation to the Keith Critchlow Collection, to help us collate, catalogue and make accessible Keith’s unpublished creative works.
Weekend Activities
Saturday 21 March
The Abbey café will be open through lunchtime (10am – 2pm), serving delicious wholesome food. Learn more about the Abbey Café here.
After lunch, we welcome you to the meditation room where a selection of Keith’s books and artefacts have been lovingly arranged by Matthew, Keith’s son. This is an interim arrangement before we build a permanent space in the Abbey grounds to house the entire Keith Critchlow Collection.
Workshop │ 16:00 – 18:00
The First Exercise in Geometry by Keith Critchlow
This workshop will be led by Amanda, Keith’s middle daughter, using Keith’s direct teachings and text to guide this 2D geometry class to gently inspire the sacred in sacred geometry. This exercise will lead into an 8-fold pattern. A pair of compasses is considered a sacred tool embodied with meaning and potential. To understand what Sacred Geometry means one needs to do it. This workshop is suitable for all abilities.
Dinner
Dinner is available at the local pub (The Swan) by your own arrangement.
Film
There will be a film screening, hosted by Matthew, featuring a lecture Keith delivered to the Temenos Academy in 2012, entitled: The Geometry of Life │ The Flowering World. In the Great Hall, starting at 8pm (see below), run time = 1 hour and 10 mins.
Bookshop
There will be a pop-up shop selling Keith’s books and artwork, plus a small collection of rare second-hand books on topics including art, philosophy and geometry.
Sunday 22nd March
Workshop │ 10:00 - 12:00
A ‘Rose’ Mandala
Amelia Critchlow (Keith’s youngest daughter) will demonstrate how to draw a five-fold flower pattern found throughout Keith’s book, The Hidden Geometry of Flowers. With the rose as our muse, we will be emulating the five-fold patterns that Keith drew to create a simple mandala that can be coloured. Amelia will be sharing Keith’s own musings on the rose directly from his book. The rose being one of Keith’s favourite flowers.
Joining Instructions
This course is for people with basic geometry skills
Paper is provided, however, please bring your own compasses and colouring materials (e.g. watercolours and pencils)
If you haven’t got your own materials, please contact ameliacritchlow@gmail.com
Accommodation
Bed and breakfast accommodation is available at The Abbey through their website and email address, see below.
Donations
Suggested minimum donation for each workshop £25, and film viewing £8.
All donations are welcome to assist Keith Critchlow Collection CIC. Make a donation here.
Email to let us know you are coming, to book your place or for more information: info@keithcritchlowcollection.org
More information about accomodation at the Abbey can be found here: Accommodation – The Abbey
Contact for booking bed and breakfast: welcome@theabbey.uk.com
Join the Critchlow Family at this special weekend to celebrate, honour and remember Keith’s and his life’s work.
