Some Facts About BritainThe ghost of a Crusader, Ranulph, in the moat of Blanchminster Castle, Cornwall; the phantom great Dane seen at Cheriton Cross, Devon; the ghost of the pirate Tom Crocker, seen in August on Burgh Island, Devon; how the Wild Hunt, seen at Yeolmbridge, Cornwall, may take the soul of someone who sees it twice; Joan o' the Wad (Joan the Wad), a female piskey (Cornish pixie), sometimes helpful and sometimes mischievious, around Polperro in Cornwall; the ghostly bag lady haunting the M4 near Heathrow Airport; the ghostly black Daimler seen between Garabridge and Modbury, Devon; the sounds of spectral gamblers, forced to play for eternity as punishment for playing dice on the Sabbath, in 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; and the ghostly drummer of Culzean Castle, Scotland, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Liskeard England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar, the Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay and the Chelsea Hotel in New York. are among the classic or luxury hotels of the world. |