Some Facts About BritainThe spectre of Anne Boleyn, seen in the Queen's House at the Tower of London; the phantom dwarf, trying to lead people to hidden treasure - or something worse - at Chudleigh Knighton, Devon; the phantom drummer of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland; how Sir Francis Drake hunts with the Wish Hounds near Marchant's Cross, Dartmoor; how money paid by the Devil at the Tavistock Inn in Poundgate, Devon, turned into leaves after he left; the Lady in White who leaps up behind horse riders in Marazion, Cornwall; the Pool of the Black Hound near Dean Combe, Devon, where a phantom dog (actually a weaver named Knowles) is doomed to empty the pond with a leaky nutshell; the spectre of Mrs Baines, killed by her own watchman, in Penzance, Cornwall; the headless hound seen south of Aberystwyth, Wales; and supernatural phenomena including a Lady in Grey, possibly Mary, Queen of Scots, in Holyrood Palace (Holyroodhouse), are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Ballynahinch Northern Ireland UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Queen Mary in Long Beach, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, the Arena Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, the Imperial Hotel in Delhi, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong and the Chelsea Hotel in New York. are internationally renowned hotels. |