Some Facts About BritainThe sounds of spectral gamblers, forced to play for eternity as punishment for playing dice on the Sabbath, in Glamis Castle, Scotland; the hidden treasure of Hingston Down, Cornwall; the spectres, in Welsh costume, of Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler, "the Ladies of Llangollen", seen in their home Plas Newydd in Llangollen, Wales; the White Lady and phantom funeral procession at Godolphin House, Cornwall; a number of ghosts at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, including a murdered sailor who sits on an outside wall; the ugly phantom of the Duchess of Lauderdale, scratching at the walls of Ham House, London; Joan o' the Wad (Joan the Wad), a female piskey (Cornish pixie), sometimes helpful and sometimes mischievious, around Polperro in Cornwall; the phantom great Dane seen at Cheriton Cross, Devon; the spectres of Cavalier Kate Penfound, whose lover John was killed for being a Roundhead, and that of smuggler Arthur Penfound, in Penfound Manor, Cornwall; and Old Madame, the White Lady haunting Lew House in Tavistock, Devon, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. J W Wells wishes you a comfortable stay in your Alyth Scotland UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, the Cascades Hotel at Sun City in South Africa, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, the Hotel Icon in Hong Kong, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau, the Savoy Hotel in London and the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. are among the classic or luxury hotels of the world. |