Some Facts About BritainHow Sir Francis Drake hunts with the Wish Hounds near Marchant's Cross, Dartmoor; the ghostly white dog of Cator Common on Dartmoor; the mermaids and sunken treasure of Cudden Point, Cornwall; the neighing, ghostly bear of St Blazey, Cornwall; the wicked priest Dando who, on Sundays, still hunts with hounds along the Tamar River between Devon and Cornwall; the demons, witches and piskeys (pixies) that torment travellers at Kenidjack near St Just, Cornwall; the cantankerous, storm-raising ghost of the clergyman John Penneck at St Hilary, Cornwall; weird paranormal events in Compton Castle, Devon; how Sir Francis Drake invoked the Devil to make changes to his home, Buckland Abbey; and the mermaid carvings of Zennor Church, Cornwall, reminders of how a mermaid and one Matthew Trevella became lovers, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. J W Wells wishes you a comfortable stay in your Bispham England UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China, the Savoy Hotel in London, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, the Queen Mary in Long Beach, the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town and Claridge's in London. are some of the world's most famous hotels. |