Some Facts About BritainHow the Wild Hunt, seen at Yeolmbridge, Cornwall, may take the soul of someone who sees it twice; the sound of bells, from a sunken ship, heard near Forrabury, Cornwall; the three spectres of Trinity Church on Micklegate, York; the ghost of Squire Hilliard that appears at an upstairs window, as well as other unexplained phenomena, at the Black House in Higher Brixham, Devon; how Merlin's magic enabled Uther Pendragon to seduce Igerne, and sire Arthur, in Tintagel Castle; the blue-clad spectre of Anne Boleyn in Hampton Court Palace; the fabled Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands; the Wish Hounds of the Wild Hunt that haunt Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor; 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; and the ghostly drummer of Culzean Castle, Scotland, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Leadenham England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Excelsior Hotel in Hong Kong near the famous noonday gun, the Hotel Lisboa and its famous casino in Macau, the Polana Hotel in Maputo, the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, the Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay, the Shangri-La Hotel in Lhasa and the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. are internationally renowned hotels. |