Some Facts About BritainThe statue of Lady Godiva in Coventry, where she is said to have ridden in the nude; Tintagel Castle, where King Arthur is said to have been deceitfully conceived and born, in Cornwall; sampling chocolate at Cadbury's famous factory in Bourneville, Birmingham; horse racing events such as the Grand National, Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby; the windswept scenery and granite tors of Dartmoor, Devon; potholing or enjoying the scenery in the Peak District National Park; walking the length of the ancient Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland and Cumbria; the subtropical Abbey Gardens of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly; 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 annual sporting events such as the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship, are a few of the attractions and sights of Britain. J W Wells wishes you a comfortable stay in your Beckley England UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The PuLi Hotel and Spa in Shanghai, the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech), the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China, the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana and the Shangri-La Hotel in Lhasa. are among the classic or luxury hotels of the world. |