Some Facts About BritainThe mermaid carvings of Zennor Church, Cornwall, reminders of how a mermaid and one Matthew Trevella became lovers; how two half-brothers, children of a bigamous and murderous crusader, finally met and befriended each other at Pengersick Castle - a white hare is the spirit of one of their mothers; weird paranormal events in Compton Castle, Devon; ghostly monks at Buckfastleigh Abbey, Devon; the fiery chariot pulled by a bull in Jew's Lane, near Godolphin House, Cornwall; the pixies that haunt New Bridge on Dartmoor; supernatural phenomena including a Lady in Grey, possibly Mary, Queen of Scots, in Holyrood Palace (Holyroodhouse); the spectre of Sir William Langhorne that harasses women in Charlton House, now a community centre, in London; spectral Roman soldiers who march through the cellars of the Treasurer's House, York; and how Sir Francis Drake, with other ghostly magicians, replay the creation, from Devil's Point in Plymouth, the storm that defeated the Spanish Armada, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We wish you an enjoyable stay at your chosen Bawtry England UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay, the Grand Hyatt Macau, the Grand Coloane Beach Resort in Macau, the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, the beautiful and historic San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, the Savoy Hotel in London and the Royal Tulip Rio de Janeiro. are among the classic or luxury hotels of the world. |