Some Facts About BritainHow Dozmary Pool, Cornwall, is home to the Lady of the Lake, protecting King Arthur's sword, Excalibur; the pixies that haunt New Bridge on Dartmoor; the spectral nun appearing in Exeter Cathedral on July evenings; the ghost of Lady Jane Grey, seen on the battlements of the Tower of London; the cantankerous, storm-raising ghost of the clergyman John Penneck at St Hilary, Cornwall; the ghostly white dog of Cator Common on Dartmoor; how pins are thrown for luck into the Pixie's Well (St Non's Well), on ominously named Hobb's Park Farm, near Pelynt, Cornwall; the spectre of Anne Boleyn, seen in the Queen's House at the Tower of London; the Portuguese treasure ship sunk off Gunwalloe, Cornwall; and the ghostly harbinger of death that haunts Ashleigh Barton, Devon, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Antrim Northern Ireland UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China, the Hotel Icon in Hong Kong, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China and the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |