Some Facts About BritainThe spectre of Sir Francis Drake, driving a hearse with headless horses, at Buckland Abbey, Devon; ghostly hammering heard in the Blue Room of Glamis Castle, Scotland; the ghostly, faithful dog Gellert, seen in and around Bedgellert (Grave of Gellert), where it saved a boy from a wolf but was mistakenly killed when its master saw blood on its mouth; 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 sound of bells, from a sunken ship, heard near Forrabury, Cornwall; the ghostly old woman, in a red headscarf, haunting Kitty Steps, by a pool in Lydford Gorge, Dartmoor; the blue-clad spectre of Anne Boleyn in Hampton Court Palace; the spectral monk of the Old Priory in Trevethey, Cornwall; the large, bearded spectre that haunts bedrooms in Glamis Castle, Scotland; and the Blue Lady of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, who lures men to heir deaths and is sometimes a portent of death, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Maulds Meaburn England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Claridge's in London, the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the Mandarin Oriental Macau, the Arena Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro and the Royal Tulip Rio de Janeiro. are some of the world's most famous hotels. |