Some Facts About BritainThe phantom monks carrying a funeral bier, seen near Childe's Tomb on Dartmoor; Old Madame, the White Lady haunting Lew House in Tavistock, Devon; how Drake's Drum, preserved in Buckland Abbey, is heard when England is in danger; the large, bearded spectre that haunts bedrooms in Glamis Castle, Scotland; the ghostly coach and headless horses seen before Christmas in Penryn, Cornwall (turn away, or the coachman may carry off your spirit); 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; a phantom miner, demons and the damned Jan Tregeagle (hiding from Satan) in St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rocks, Cornwall; strange phenomena in the National Railway Museum, York, including a haunted sleeping car; the Blue Lady of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, who lures men to heir deaths and is sometimes a portent of death; and the spectre of George II, sometimes asking "Where are they?" in a German accent, seen at the windows of Kensington Palace, London, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Lastingham England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech), the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the Imperial Hotel in Delhi, the Savoy Hotel in London, the Grand Coloane Beach Resort in Macau and the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |