Some Facts About BritainHow hairy hands, perhaps those of an escaped convict, seize the steering wheels of cars near Postbridge, Devon; the eighteenth century landlord haunting the Goat Hotel in Bedgellert, Wales; the mermaids at Sennen Cove, Cornwall; ghostly monks at Buckfastleigh Abbey, Devon; the fascinating museum of witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall; the Lady in White who leaps up behind horse riders in Marazion, Cornwall; how Sir Francis Drake invoked the Devil to make changes to his home, Buckland Abbey; how Pengersick Castle, Cornwall, is haunted by a Mr Millington, who accidentally drank the poison intended for his wife; the mermaid carvings of Zennor Church, Cornwall, reminders of how a mermaid and one Matthew Trevella became lovers; and the White Lady with a lantern, warning ships of danger on stormy nights, at St Ives, Cornwall, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We wish you an enjoyable stay at your chosen Lossiemouth Scotland UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Cascades Hotel at Sun City in South Africa, the Chelsea Hotel in New York, the beautiful and historic San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, the Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong and Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech). are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |