The Dancing Light of St. Nicholas’s Church

Any visit to Pluckley should begin at St. Nicholas’s Church. The place where the remains of many members of the Dering family can be found. For many years, visitors have reported a strange flickering light that appears near a window in the upper section of the church. 

In addition, the light is often accompanied by an unusual noise, the sound of hissing that comes from the vault below. A team of investigators were given permission to spend the night inside the church in the early 1970s. Although fully prepared, the only thing that happened was the arrival of friendly dog who came by from time to time. A dog that was not owned by the vicar. 

Another apparition seen in the churchyard is the famous Red Lady. Supposedly a member of the Dering family, she has also been called the White Lady, but reports vary over the years. One consistent feature is that she is accompanied by a small dog.

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