The Black Horse, Pluckley

The picturesque village of Pluckley is said to be haunted by at least a dozen ghosts. Perhaps the most noted of these is The Red Lady of Dering who was buried in seven lead coffins within in an oak coffin. She wanders the graveyard of the church of Saint Nicholas searching for the unmarked grave of her child. My psychic tells me that the photograph above gives a good sense of what her apparition looks like. My spiritual advisor also greatly recommended an inspection of the spirits and indeed ales of The Black Horse.

After an exhausting morning's strolling round the Kent countryside spiritual sustinance did not surfice and bread was also needed, accompanied of couse by cheese and condiments. We were heartily impressed by the novel use of strawberries and olives. The pickle was well presented and the bread to butter ratio was most effective. There was significant foliage and at one point my valet feared he might need to send out a rescue party but we fought on valiantly.