Name: Wild Witchcraft Conference 2026
Start: 2026-03-21T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-21T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Merchistoun Hall, 106 Portsmouth Road, Horndean, PO8 9LJ

Wild Witchcraft returns for the 8th year to the picturesque Merchistoun Hall with a selection of widely regarded national speakers, authors and publishers. Mechistoun Hall is easily accessible located in Horndean, just above Portsmouth (off the A3). There is free parking for delegates at the venue.
The doors open at 10.30am and close at 5pm, giving you plenty of time to listen to the speakers browse a few select stalls. Merchistoun Hall is set in beautiful grounds, you can bring your own lunch, there is no food available at the venue, however hot drinks are provided. The conference is timetabled so you can listen to all the speakers, as well as take time out in the breaks to meet friends and make some new ones.
Speakers
Rachel Patterson an English Pagan Witch, best-selling author with over 30 books published, High Priestess, podcast host and Elder of the Kitchen Witch Coven and School of Witchcraft. Her Craft is a combination of old witchcraft, folk magic, kitchen witchery and Wicca.Rachel hosts the Pagan Portal Podcast, produced by Moon Books Publishing and released twice a month on the Moon Books YouTube channel and all your usual podcast providers, such as Spotify. She co-runs open rituals and workshops run by the Kitchen Witch Coven.High Priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an Elder at the online Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft. A regular columnist with Fate & Fortune magazine, and Pagan Dawn. You will find my regular ramblings on my own personal blog and YouTube channel.It was my honour to be added to the Watkins 'Spiritual 100 List' for 2023
Rik Kiddle is a Norse historian, and a national UK speaker given a number of different talks across the UK on Norse Mythology, Viking History, Runes & Rune divination. He also is very known for his active workshop he created on Modern Sigil Magic Through Rune Binding.
Sef Salem is an occultist and sorcerer with over twenty years’ experience of personal and group magical practice. Initially trained as a Gnostic Mystic, he joined Ordo Templi Orientis in 2010 and founded the international group Gentlemen 4 Jupiter shortly afterwards.
Suzie Quartly is an eclectic crone, usually found in the Woking area of Surrey but frequently lurking around Huntingdon. She has been on the pagan scene for 30 yrs and runs a moot in West Byfleet, Surrey. She enjoys international travel and has grandchildren living in South Africa and The Philippines, who she enjoys visiting whilst learning local culture and history. She is a Reiki Master and practises SKHM and EFT. She enjoys running workshops and talks on a wide variety of pagan topics. You can follow her on Instagram @Paganwoking or on her Facebook page Aspects of Witchcraft and Shamanism.
Sian Sibley is a traditional witch, author, and ecological activist with over 30 years of experience in the craft. Leader of the DragonOak Coven for over three decades, she employs magical practices derived from the Greek magical papyri and plant spirit work, as well as deep ecological ethics. Her work blends science and spirituality, drawing on her academic background – an MSc in Biological Science and an MA in Ecology and Spirituality – to explore how animism and witchcraft can nurture a sustainable, reciprocal relationship with the natural world.
Sian is the author of "Unveiling the Green and Black Paths" and "Green Cathedrals." These books explore the meeting point of magic, ecology, and animist philosophy.