Gothic Valley

Category: Past Events

  • Tarot: History, Art and Practice

    With the weather turning decidedly autumnal, our October meeting took place in Jackson’s Lane, and our speaker was Andy Peregrine (Clare’s partner and longtime friend of Gothic Valley) on Tarot.  It was a fascinating talk encompassing the history of the cards, a brief introduction into how to read them, and also how to look out…

  • Hex and the City

    Gothic Valley resumed activities after the summer break by going on a witchy walk with the irrepressible Maria from Herstorical Tours, this time concentrating in the City.  We met at Farringdon and sites included: Bleeding Heart Yard (of course), Smithfield, The Old Bailey and St Pauls. Along the way we learnt about the victims in…

  • Extra Curricular Trip to the Ashmolean In Bloom exhibition

    Some members braved the crowds in Oxford to see the exhibition that drew mostly from the Ashmolean’s own collection. Although mostly focused on representation rather than interpretation, delightful creatures could be found lurking in the corners of botanical plates,

  • Summer Picnic

    This August saw GV’s annual social move from the hilly heights of Kenwood to the lower plains of Lincoln Inn’s Fields.  And it was generally thought to be a good move, both for ease of travel (though of course the Piccadilly line was suspended and Charing Cross was shut!), and the surrounding amenities: there’s a…

  • July Meeting

    Our 2nd meeting took place on 15 July in Jackson’s Lane Arts Centre, as the pub was busy that night (with some sort of sports activity 😃).  We joined Leila to make up memory jars, bottles of little treasures, or whatever fancy inspired us.  Members brought along bits and bobs, to use and share, and…

  • Useful Things To Know

    Three ways to kill someone in an untraceable way.* My mother being a resourceful person with a large collection of blades which I know not how to dispose of, taught me early on how to poke someone in the eyes in an effective manner and gave me the three following recipes. Method 1: the Borgia…

  • Yearly Picnic

    2nd August, 3pm Time to bring your picnic blankets, spare bats, and delicious potions for our yearly picnic which this year will be in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Open to family and friends.

  • Extra curricular outing to the Fashion Museum

    On the 4th of July, a member’s led outing was taken to the Fashion and Textile Museum to see the Collier Campbell exhibition. A couple of months ago we also had an outing to the William Morris Museum to see the Women in Print exhibition which featured 150 years of Liberty prints, some of which…

  • Gothic Literature and the New Woman

    15 June 2026 June saw the first meeting proper of the new iteration of Gothic Valley as an independent and inclusive group for all women. It was well attended, which is very encouraging (it’s always nice to see so many friendly faces 😃). Dr Emma Liggins (Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University),…