Museum Of Witchcraft Cornwall hotels:

The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, houses the world's largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts and regalia. The museum has been located in Boscastle for nearly forty years and is amongst Cornwall's most popular museums. Discover many fascinating facts about witches and witchcraft. Thousands of objects, pictures and artefacts will convince the non believer that they existed and still do. In 1951 Cecil Williamson opened his the Museum of Witchcraft in Castletown in the Isle of Man. Cecil had previously tried to open the museum in Stratford-on-Avon but was over powered by bureaucracy; it was made clear to him that Stratford did not want anything to do with witchcraft! In 1961 the museum relocated to Boscastle where it has remained for over forty years. Cecil ran the Museum until 1996 when at midnight on 31st October he sold it to the current owners. Sadly, Cecil Williamson died in 1996 aged 90. We hope that the museum will remain a lasting tribute to a remarkable man. The museum now shows many of the Williamson's magical tools and equipment along with his private collection of magical artifacts.