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TheWitchy Village
of Burley
Magical Village in the NTew Forest, Hampshire
he world and his wife have heard of secluded by the wooded trees, and walked back Glastonbury and flock from all over to visit, down into the village.
with so many wonderful shops, the Tor and
Abbey, how could you not venture a look, including us The first shop sitting proudly as you enter the
here at Flickering HQ. We are no exception.
Too much money is always spent perusing through the shops, but one always enjoys the day, ending in tea and cake in one of the wonderful street cafes.
Then one day a friend introduced us to Burley Village. He had been on at us for ages to go and have a nose, but we kept dismissing it, till one sunny Sunday morn, we thought why not, and off we went, for our first visit. We were not disapointed!
Nestled in the New Forest, Hampshire you can feel the magical atmosphere of Burley as you approach, bustling with people and so full of life. We parked at the top of the village in a wonderful car park
village is the wonderful 'A Coven of Witches'. We spent ages looking at the wondrous items in the window before even venturing inside. It was just fantastic, had everything you could imagine for sale inside, a small fortune was spent, before even entering the rest of the village, deep sigh!
The shop has quite a history, named by the famous White Witch of Burley 'Sybil Leek', (more on Sybil later on). To honour her. They have a portrait of her hanging above their Jacobean fireplace. Have to say this really is a wonderful shop.
Eventually after having to drag ourselves out of the shop, we explored the rest of the village.
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