Some Facts About BritainThe neighing, ghostly bear of St Blazey, Cornwall; the ghost of Clifford Dudley, executed with Lady Jane Grey, still weeping in the Beauchamp Tower of the Tower of London; how a dewar (devil) haunts New Bridge, near Chudleigh Knighton, Devon; how Sir Francis Drake invoked the Devil to make changes to his home, Buckland Abbey; the ghostly monk haunting the rectory in North Huish, Devon; supernatural phenomena including a Lady in Grey, possibly Mary, Queen of Scots, in Holyrood Palace (Holyroodhouse); 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; the fascinating museum of witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall; how the menhirs the Nine Maidens, near st Columb Major, Cornwall, were nine girls (and a fiddler) petrified for carousing on the Sabbath; and how Dozmary Pool, Cornwall, is home to the Lady of the Lake, protecting King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Bishops Tawton England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China, the Savoy Hotel in London, the Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay, the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, the Polana Hotel in Maputo and the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. are some of the world's most famous hotels. |