Some Facts About BritainThe skeletal horse ridden by Old Crockern at Crockern's Tor, Dartmoor; the spectral monk of the Old Priory in Trevethey, Cornwall; the cross-shaped bare earth on the grave of John Davies in the churchyard of Montgomery, Wales, fulfilling his prophecy and proving his innocence of the theft for which he was hanged; the sounds of spectral gamblers, forced to play for eternity as punishment for playing dice on the Sabbath, in Glamis Castle, Scotland; the fabled Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands; the ghostly Number Seven bus sometimes seen in Kensington, London; the ghost of Squire Hilliard that appears at an upstairs window, as well as other unexplained phenomena, at the Black House in Higher Brixham, Devon; a number of ghosts at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, including a murdered sailor who sits on an outside wall; the phantom great Dane seen at Cheriton Cross, Devon; and the screams of Katherine Howard, begging for her life, still heard in Hampton Court Palace, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Loddon England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar, the Hotel Lisboa and its famous casino in Macau, Claridge's in London, the Fasano Hotel e Restaurante Rio in Rio de Janeiro, the Goldeneye Hotel (once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming) in Jamaica's Oracabessa Bay and the Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |