We wish you an enjoyable stay at your chosen Lifton England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund, Claridge's in London, the Polana Hotel in Maputo, the Mandarin Oriental Macau, the beautiful and historic San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, the New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi and the Hotel Icon in Hong Kong. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. Some Facts About BritainThe black-clad ghost of Deadman's Cove, Cornwall; ghostly hammering heard in the Blue Room of Glamis Castle, Scotland; the ugly phantom of the Duchess of Lauderdale, scratching at the walls of Ham House, London; the spectre of George II, sometimes asking "Where are they?" in a German accent, seen at the windows of Kensington Palace, London; the spectre of Sir Francis Drake, driving a hearse with headless horses, at Buckland Abbey, Devon; 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 invisible ghost that grabs the shoulders of visitors to the teashop of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon; the ghost of a Crusader, Ranulph, in the moat of Blanchminster Castle, Cornwall; how Merlin's magic enabled Uther Pendragon to seduce Igerne, and sire Arthur, in Tintagel Castle; and phantoms of the Theatre Royal in York, including a Grey Lady and an actor who was killed in a duel, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. |