Some Facts About BritainThe fabled Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands; the ghostly coach and headless horses seen before Christmas in Penryn, Cornwall (turn away, or the coachman may carry off your spirit); the skeletal horse ridden by Old Crockern at Crockern's Tor, Dartmoor; 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 ghostly black dog, a portent of death, seen at Okehampton Castle, Devon; how Merlin's magic enabled Uther Pendragon to seduce Igerne, and sire Arthur, in Tintagel Castle; the spectral car, seen on the B3212 near Moretonhampstead, Devon; the blue-clad spectre of Anne Boleyn in Hampton Court Palace; 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; and the ghost of a Crusader, Ranulph, in the moat of Blanchminster Castle, Cornwall, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We wish you an enjoyable stay at your chosen Kirkgunzeon Scotland UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, the Porto Bay Rio Internacional Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Grand Coloane Beach Resort in Macau, the Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, the Arena Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. are internationally renowned hotels. |