Some Facts About BritainHow money paid by the Devil at the Tavistock Inn in Poundgate, Devon, turned into leaves after he left; the phantom ship of Croft Pascoe Pool, Cornwall; the ghostly harbinger of death that haunts Ashleigh Barton, Devon; the spectre of Jan Tregeagle, who must empty Dozmary Pool with only a limpet shell, on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall; the ghost of Lady Jane Grey, seen on the battlements of the Tower of London; the spectre of King Arthur that haunts his ruined birthplace, Tintagel Castle; how the dark-clad daughter of Judge Glanville, who sentenced her to death, is often seen in Kilworthy House, in Tavistock, Devon; the phantom monk, seen on Christmas Eves in the ruined abbey of Strata Florida, Wales; how Pengersick Castle, Cornwall, is haunted by a Mr Millington, who accidentally drank the poison intended for his wife; and how pins are thrown for luck into the Pixie's Well (St Non's Well), on ominously named Hobb's Park Farm, near Pelynt, Cornwall, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Lackford England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, the Hotel Lisboa and its famous casino in Macau, the New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, the Royal Tulip Rio de Janeiro, the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego and the Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |