This talk from @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social will be worth attending if you are in the area

Only a couple more weeks of research left! Please fill in the survey, even if you have never been to the Wookey Hole caves.

#Folklore Number 13 from my collection of the Legends of Britain cigarette cards. The famous legend of The Witch of Wookey Hole. (Click on the images for the full picture

We acquired this fine title from the second hand bookshop / treasure trove at @romanpalace.bsky.social during our recent jolly, and now it is accessioned to our reference library. You can access our catalogue online for research access via www.folklorelibrary.com/library.html

Folklore, a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore. Written by two leading experts, @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past & present. Out September 2025. #FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social

Hi! I'm currently conducting some research on the Witch of the Wookey Hole for my MA in Folklore studies. It would be really great if you could fill in the survey.

The Flying Dutchman may be folklore, but real sailors claimed sightings well into the 20th century. Prince George of Wales (later King George V) recorded seeing the glowing ghost ship in 1881 while serving in the Royal Navy. #FolkloreThursday 🎨Albert Pinkham Ryder

So good they named it thrice. "With the combination of the Welsh word and the Anglo-Saxon word for cave, the name Wookey Hole Caves literally means “Cave, Cave, Caves". www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legend...

Interesting, as less than eight miles away from Glastonbury here in the UK is Wookey Hole, where rocks form the profile of a witch who was said to have once lived there. www.wookey.co.uk/wookey-witch/

On this week's Bonus Episode - the last of Series 6 - we're talking all things #Midsummer! From the #history of the term #Litha to #Wicca, Gerald Gardner and Aleister Crowley, plus a new story about #JohnBarleycorn, it's OUT NOW! #folklore #podcast #folktales #folkcustoms #pagan

Still one of my very favourite books to work on and perfect for today's #FolkloreThursday theme - Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers. Packed full of fabulous sea-lore and tales, and can we take a moment to appreciate the stunning cover by Joe McLaren?

Hi! I'm currently conducting some research on the Witch of the Wookey Hole for my MA in Folklore studies. It would be really great if you could fill in the survey.