Some Facts About BritainThe statue of Lady Godiva in Coventry, where she is said to have ridden in the nude; the Mappa Mundi, preserved in Hereford Cathedral; ancient Canterbury Cathedral where kings were once crowned; Winchester Cathedral, whose bells inspired the famous song; the famous pubs and sandstone cellars of Nottingham; the ferry across the Mersey, made famous by Gerry and the Pacemakers, in Liverpool; the beautiful Ingleton Waterfalls trail in Yorkshire; Dozmary Pool, said to be the resting place of King Arthur's sword Excalibur, on Exmoor, Cornwall; the Bronte heritage of Haworth, Yorkshire, including the Black Bull pub and Haworth Parsonage; Glastonbury Abbey, said to be on the Isle of Avalon where the dying King Arthur was taken; and the statue of Robin Hood in Nottingham, where he finally slew his foe the Sheriff, are a few of the attractions and sights of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Baston England UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, the Grand Hyatt Macau, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, the Excelsior Hotel in Hong Kong near the famous noonday gun, Claridge's in London and Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |