A carved oak garden bench that reaches toward the sky — celestial sun, crescent moon and drifting clouds hand-carved into solid oak, with a bird on each armrest and words that belong to someone you love cut into the timber below.
Every Wishing Star begins the same way: with a name, a date, and the words that feel exactly right. The version pictured carries a robin on the left armrest and a blue tit on the right, with the inscription "I'm wishing on a star… to follow where you are. Forever loved Gary Bolton, May 8th, 1962." Another carries the words: "Yesterday is History, Today is a Gift, Tomorrow is a Mystery." Both feel right — because the best tributes always do. The bench takes its name from that gentle belief: that those we lose become something we can still look up to.
Built from solid oak and finished with three coats of Epifanes matt varnish for all-weather resilience, the Wishing Star will stand in a garden, churchyard or school grounds for generations without lifting, cracking or losing its depth of colour. It seats two comfortably at 140cm wide; a three-seater at 160cm is available for school or community settings. Prices include VAT.
Key Features
- Solid oak throughout — no softwood, no MDF
- Hand-carved celestial scene: sunrise, crescent moon, drifting clouds
- Carved bird on each armrest — choose your species (robin, blue tit, swallow, owl and more)
- Personalised inscription carved directly into the timber — no plaques, no metal
- Three coats Epifanes matt varnish — weatherproof and long-lasting
- Available as two-seater (140cm) or three-seater (160cm)
- Handmade in Mid Wales
Dimensions
- Two-seater: W140 × D60 × H120cm
- Three-seater: W160 × D60 × H120cm
- Seat height approx 45cm
Your Version
Tell us who the bench is for — the name, the dates, the words you'd like carved. We'll work through the inscription with you and share a design drawing before we begin. Typical lead time is 4–5 weeks; we can often work around tight deadlines for memorial unveilings, anniversaries or school events. Get in touch to start the conversation.
