Some Facts About BritainThe White Lady and phantom funeral procession at Godolphin House, Cornwall; the phantom monks carrying a funeral bier, seen near Childe's Tomb on Dartmoor; the ghost of the pirate Tom Crocker, seen in August on Burgh Island, Devon; the fabled Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands; the white-clad spectre of Lady Margaret Pomeroy, starved to death by her sister, seen in the dungeons and on the battlements of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon; the ghostly black dog, a portent of death, seen at Okehampton Castle, Devon; the phantom great Dane seen at Cheriton Cross, Devon; the spectres, in Welsh costume, of Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler, "the Ladies of Llangollen", seen in their home Plas Newydd in Llangollen, Wales; the ugly phantom of the Duchess of Lauderdale, scratching at the walls of Ham House, London; and phantoms of the Theatre Royal in York, including a Grey Lady and an actor who was killed in a duel, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Birchington England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China, the Shangri-La Hotel in Lhasa, the Langham Shanghai Xintiandi in Shanghai and the Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |