Some Facts About BritainThe wicked priest Dando who, on Sundays, still hunts with hounds along the Tamar River between Devon and Cornwall; the cantankerous, storm-raising ghost of the clergyman John Penneck at St Hilary, Cornwall; the spectre of Jan Tregeagle, who must empty Dozmary Pool with only a limpet shell, on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall; how hairy hands, perhaps those of an escaped convict, seize the steering wheels of cars near Postbridge, Devon; the spectre of Sir William Langhorne that harasses women in Charlton House, now a community centre, in London; how the dark-clad daughter of Judge Glanville, who sentenced her to death, is often seen in Kilworthy House, in Tavistock, Devon; how Sir Francis Drake hunts with the Wish Hounds near Marchant's Cross, Dartmoor; the ghost of Clifford Dudley, executed with Lady Jane Grey, still weeping in the Beauchamp Tower of the Tower of London; the mermaid carvings of Zennor Church, Cornwall, reminders of how a mermaid and one Matthew Trevella became lovers; and the spectre of the 18th Century Reverend Cole, seen in the garden of the vicarage at Luxulyan, Cornwall, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Bampton England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Grand Coloane Beach Resort in Macau, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China, the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong (featuring in the Clark Gable movie Soldier of Fortune), the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai and the Porto Bay Rio Internacional Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. are among the classic or luxury hotels of the world. |