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Witch’s Kitchen
The Legend of
the Witch - and her Kitchen
(Chamber 1)
The legend has it
that during the Dark Ages an old woman who kept
a dog and some goats lived alone in the caves.
Everything that went wrong in the village was
blamed on her. The local people believed she was
a witch who cast spells and caused misfortunes.
Eventually, the people
sought the help of the Abbot at nearby Glastonbury
Abbey. He sent a monk called Father Bernard to
exorcise the witch’s spirit.
He entered the cave
armed only with a bible and a candle. In the faint
light Father Bernard saw the witch stooping over
her cooking pot. He tried to talk to her, but,
screaming curses and casting spells, the witch
fled deeper into the cave down a narrow passageway
called Hell’s Ladder. The brave monk followed
her and they met again in the shadowy depths of
an inner cavern. Quickly, Father Bernard scooped
up a handful of water from the river, blessed
it and threw it over the witch.
She turned instantly
to stone and her frozen figure remains in this
cavern - known as The Witch’s Kitchen - to
this day.
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