Some Facts About BritainThe ghostly drummer of Culzean Castle, Scotland; 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 Blue Lady of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, who lures men to heir deaths and is sometimes a portent of death; the ghost of a Crusader, Ranulph, in the moat of Blanchminster Castle, Cornwall; strange phenomena in the National Railway Museum, York, including a haunted sleeping car; the procession of ghostly, white-clad monks on the Lych Way, Dartmoor; the spectres of Cavalier Kate Penfound, whose lover John was killed for being a Roundhead, and that of smuggler Arthur Penfound, in Penfound Manor, Cornwall; the ghostly coach and headless horses seen before Christmas in Penryn, Cornwall (turn away, or the coachman may carry off your spirit); the famous ghost of Dorothy Dingley, still seen in Botathan, Cornwall, in spite of a 17th Centuty attempt at exorcism; and the large, bearded spectre that haunts bedrooms in Glamis Castle, Scotland, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Bourne End England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau, the Shangri-La Hotel in Lhasa, the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech), the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong and the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |