Pluckley In Kent Britains Most Haunted Village

By Lynne Butler

Do you believe in ghosts? You just might start after staying in one of the many spooky bed and breakfast options available in the United Kingdom. Terrifying tales abound, including this unnerving sighting, reported at a bed and breakfast in Wales. Guests report seeing the ghost of an unknown lady who prefers gentlemen to women! One night, an unfortunate couple awoke to find that the female guest experienced her hair being pulled so violently that she was dragged from her bed, whilst her partner had felt an unseen hand gently stroke his face! The shocked female eventually returned to bed and to her horror the following morning discovered that her night clothes were soaked with water; the bed and surroundings were completely dry.

The most haunted village in England is reputed to be Pluckley, an idyllic spot in the heart of the Kent countryside and there have been at least 42 ghostly sightings here. A medieval farmstead in the village has been converted into bed and breakfast accommodation and seems to be at the centre of many of these sightings. The ghost of a farmer who shot himself in 1900 is reputed to haunt the old dairy, a highwayman who was stabbed to death in the nearby woods is said to haunt the guest lounge and there is a poltergeist that moves things around in the night. There is also a strange old man who resembles Stalin who walks around in the barn.

Surrounding the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, there are a myriad of Neolithic and bronze age sites, not to mention the famous Avebury stone circle, smaller cousin of the grander Stone Henge. Not surprisingly, this area abounds in ghostly sightings and the guests of one bed and breakfast establishment report supernatural happenings in their rooms, including ghost children with a young lady, a Georgian gentleman and even a creature similar to the Goat of Mendes. Guests also report unexplained noises, smells and changes in temperature.

The Roman city of Chester is home to many ghostly sightings and a local inn is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Roman Centurion and the sound of marching feet. The marching sound can be heard going through the length of the first floor, which is split into about 14 rooms. The walls do not appear to impede the footsteps. The inn is thought to have been built on the site of a Roman cemetery in what was the old Roman city. Lincoln, York, Exeter, Winchester and Leicester bed and breakfast owners are among those whose guests have also reported hearing or seeing marching Roman centurions.

Whilst the prospect of sharing your room with an uninvited guest from "the other side" might be an unwelcome one for the majority of us, there are many ghost "junkies" out there who relish the prospect of a supernatural experience and who actively seek haunted places to stay in all over the country. So whether you are the owner of a eerie guesthouse on an isolated moor, or the proprietor of a Leicester bed and breakfast where things go bump in the night, if may well be worth capitalising on the fact and marketing your accommodation accordingly.

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This is the film that me and my team made for our final project at AUCB.

It's a short documentary about the small village of Pluckley located in the county of Kent. It talks about the villages reputation for being the most haunted village in the country and what people in the area thought of the ghosts that apparently haunt the village.

The film took 2 months to finish, and was by far one of the toughest, but most exciting and fun film's I've worked on. It's the furthest I've ever travelled to do a film, and one of the most expensive films I've worked on (It came up to nearly £200 for us to stay in the village and of course pay for petrol money for the car... that I'm not even including the food and drinks we bought at the local pubs).

I have to be honest, even though I stick on a new film nearly every week on this account, I'm not proud of the majority of them. This however is one of the few exceptions where I am very proud of the film. I feel it has been one of the most professional film's I've ever worked on, and also (being the sound man and editor) it was one of my better performances in that area, especially seeing that I have a history of screwing up the sound.

Was it just light on the window or was it more?