In 1954 , Williamson opened his own rival back in England , known as the Museum of Witchcraft . Its first location was at Windsor , Berkshire , and the next at Bourton-on-the-Water , Gloucestershire ; in both cases it faced violent opposition and Williamson felt it necessary to move , establishing the museum in Boscastle in 1960 . In 1996 Williamson sold the museum to Graham King , who incorporated the Richel collection of magical regalia from the Netherlands in 2000 . The museum was damaged and part of its collection lost during the Boscastle flood of 2004 . In 2013 ownership was transferred to Simon Costin and his Museum of British Folklore . The museum is a popular tourist attraction and is held in high esteem by the British occult community . A charity , Friends of the Museum of Witchcraft , has been established to raise funds for the exhibits . The museum also contains a large library on related topics that is accessible to researchers
Boscastle flood of 2004
Boscastle flood of 2004
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic