The Whitby Witch

The Whitby Witch • Micro-batch, hand-poured candles 🕯️✨
• Locally crafted by the sea 🌊
• Inspired by the folklore of Whitby 🦇
• Small & Independent

I've just got back from finishing the shop window and I have to admit, she's looking rather magical 🍂🕯️ Autumn leaves, ...
06/09/2026

I've just got back from finishing the shop window and I have to admit, she's looking rather magical 🍂🕯️
Autumn leaves, golden stars, and a sprinkle of Halloween mischief have taken over the shopfront, ready to charm anyone wandering down Silver Street.

There's something about the glow of fairy lights against old windows that makes it feel like the start of witching season — cosy, whimsical, and a little bit mysterious.

Pop by soon to see it twinkling in person… or just to soak up the autumness... 🌙🧡

The Whitby Witch
📍6 Silver Street
YO21 3BU

New autumn stock drop 🍂🍁I've been in my element today! Mice, pumpkins, candles, toadstools... well hello there! The shel...
05/09/2026

New autumn stock drop 🍂🍁
I've been in my element today! Mice, pumpkins, candles, toadstools... well hello there! The shelves can't possibly take anymore? Oh go on then, maybe just a smidge more! Well, it might be more than smidge as I know there's more on the way but I may have forgotten what I've ordered... I know they're beautiful things though! Many beautiful things...🤣✨

Oh and did I mention our new locally made besoms... 😍🧹

Open from 10am 🍁🍂

The Whitby Witch
📍6 Silver Street
YO21 3BU

Testing night but for who?.... 🤔🤔🤔She's going to be a beauty ❤
05/09/2026

Testing night but for who?.... 🤔🤔🤔

She's going to be a beauty ❤

Aaaannnd we’re back! — our summer break has gone, just like that ✨The little door will be open again Saturday 5th Septem...
04/09/2026

Aaaannnd we’re back! — our summer break has gone, just like that ✨

The little door will be open again Saturday 5th September from 10am, ready for all your witchy wanderings, autumn cravings, and coastal‑magic needs.

We are still without internet (because of course we are), so card payments may be a bit… temperamental. If you can, please bring cash — it helps us keep things flowing smoothly while we count down to happy new router day on Wednesday 🙃

Can’t wait to see you back in the shop 🌊🌙🕯️

Thanks to the lovely Little Whitby Potter for the lovely pics ✨

The Whitby Witch
📍6 Silver Street
YO21 3BU





🍂✨ Autumn's officially here — and so are our new arrivals! ✨🍂 The shelves at The Whitby Witch are filling up again afte...
03/09/2026

🍂✨ Autumn's officially here — and so are our new arrivals! ✨🍂

The shelves at The Whitby Witch are filling up again after our summer break, and they're looking cosy, crafty, and a little bit magical. 🕯️🧵🎃

On the way are:
🧶 Beautiful sewing kits from Miss Ella — whimsical woodland characters ready to stitch and bring to life.
🕯️ Jesmonite candles from The Wax Leaf Candle Co — rich, warm scents like pumpkin waffles to make your home glow.
🐈‍⬛ Cutesy felt vintage Halloween decorations — black cats, pumpkins, and all the nostalgic charm of spooky season.

We'll be back open Saturday from 10am, ready to welcome you in for a little autumn magic on Silver Street. 🍁🌙

TheWhitbyWitch

To my fellow September Virgo babes... it is time 🖤
02/09/2026

To my fellow September Virgo babes... it is time 🖤

🌰 Nut Crack Night — Whitby’s old All Hallows Eve traditionLong before spookily bedecked trick‑or‑treaters roamed the str...
01/09/2026

🌰 Nut Crack Night — Whitby’s old All Hallows Eve tradition

Long before spookily bedecked trick‑or‑treaters roamed the streets, All Hallows Eve in Whitby was known locally as Nut Crack Night. Love‑struck young folk would toss whole nuts into the fire to divine their romantic fate.
If the nuts burned quietly together, a happy marriage was foretold.
If they popped, bounced or flew from the flames… well, that was taken as a sign to rethink your courting plans.

Whitby wasn’t alone in this tradition — Cleveland even had a poem celebrating the night, describing families gathering for apples, nuts, and a good crack around the hearth.

Across parts of Europe, the custom took a different turn: nuts were ground into flour and baked into special cakes and breads. Eaten before bed, they were said to spark prophetic dreams. In some regions, the nut flour was mixed with butter and sugar to make Soul Cakes for All Souls’ Night on November 2nd — small, sweet offerings for remembering the departed.

A cosy, crackling little piece of folklore to warm us as the nights draw in. 🌰✨

Have you got your nuts ready! 😉🫢





A reminder we're on our summer break until Friday, but we'll be back open on Saturday 5th of September from 10am.And loo...
01/09/2026

A reminder we're on our summer break until Friday, but we'll be back open on Saturday 5th of September from 10am.

And looky here.... we'll have some beaut new bits from Rose Lee Pewter too. Deliciously dark and very Whitby 🖤

The Whitby Witch
📍6 Silver Street
YO21 3BU

I love a rainy day — properly love it. The kind where the street goes quiet and the whole town feels like it's wrapped i...
28/08/2026

I love a rainy day — properly love it. The kind where the street goes quiet and the whole town feels like it's wrapped in a cosy spell.

I've just closed the door to the little shop, the fairy lights are glowing, and for a moment it's just the hush of Silver Street, and the sound of the rain. That tiny pause before heading home… ☔✨

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6 Silver Street
Whitby
YO213BU

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Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
4pm - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

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