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Auditions are to be held for wannabe witches who are after a £50,000 job at a tourist attraction.
Wanted: One witch - salary £50,000
Wookey Hole Caves, near Wells, in Somerset, is looking for a new witch to teach visitors about witchcraft and magic after its previous employee retired.
The job offer comes with a salary of £50,000 pro-rata based on work during school holidays and at weekends.
The job advert, which was advertised earlier this month in local newspapers and job centres, states that the successful applicant "must be able to cackle" and "must not be allergic to cats".
Wookey Hole said it has since sent out 2,319 applications and have received 23 letters of complaint from church or religious groups.
Legend has it that the caves were home to the Wookey Witch who was turned to stone by Father Bernard who had been appointed by the Abbott of Glastonbury to rid villagers of her curse.
Auditions for the role are being held in front of a panel of judges who will assess the applicants costume and character as well as the ability to perform witch tests.
Daniel Medley from Wookey Hole said: "We are expecting hundreds of male, female and trans-gender witches all in full witchy regalia competing for the 50k job opportunity in a X-factor style audition.
"In one minute they have to convince a panel of three judges they are the right witch for the job using whatever props they can carry.
"The grand winner will be chosen on the day."
Wanted: One witch - salary £50,000 Wookey Hole Caves, near Wells, in Somerset, is looking for a new witch to teach visitors about witchcraft and magic after its previous employee retired.
The job offer comes with a salary of £50,000 pro-rata based on work during school holidays and at weekends.
The job advert, which was advertised earlier this month in local newspapers and job centres, states that the successful applicant "must be able to cackle" and "must not be allergic to cats".
Wookey Hole said it has since sent out 2,319 applications and have received 23 letters of complaint from church or religious groups.
Legend has it that the caves were home to the Wookey Witch who was turned to stone by Father Bernard who had been appointed by the Abbott of Glastonbury to rid villagers of her curse.
Auditions for the role are being held in front of a panel of judges who will assess the applicants costume and character as well as the ability to perform witch tests.
Daniel Medley from Wookey Hole said: "We are expecting hundreds of male, female and trans-gender witches all in full witchy regalia competing for the 50k job opportunity in a X-factor style audition.
"In one minute they have to convince a panel of three judges they are the right witch for the job using whatever props they can carry.
"The grand winner will be chosen on the day."
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