Some Facts About BritainThe scenic Last of the Summer Wine country around Holmfirth, West Yorkshire; exhibits such as jousting displays at the Royal Armouries in Leeds; the statue of Lady Godiva in Coventry, where she is said to have ridden in the nude; the interesting stone architecture of Little Germany and Bradford Cathedral in Bradford; the windswept scenery and granite tors of Dartmoor, Devon; Knowsley Safari Park in Lancashire; the beautiful Ingleton Waterfalls trail in Yorkshire; boat trips to the island of St Kilda to see wildlife such as puffins; the Bronte heritage of Haworth, Yorkshire, including the Black Bull pub and Haworth Parsonage; the statue of Robin Hood in Nottingham, where he finally slew his foe the Sheriff; and Anthony Gormley's famous and controversial statue The Angel of the North, near Newcastle, are a few of the attractions and sights of Britain. J W Wells wishes you a comfortable stay in your Bankfoot Scotland UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The Langham Shanghai Xintiandi in Shanghai, the Hotel Lisboa and its famous casino in Macau, the Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes and the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |