Some Facts About BritainAnthony Gormley's famous and controversial statue The Angel of the North, near Newcastle; haunted East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley; Tintagel Castle, where King Arthur is said to have been deceitfully conceived and born, in Cornwall; appropriately named Land's End in Cornwall; beautiful Wells Cathedral in Somerset; the subtropical Abbey Gardens of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly; watching the sunset that inspired the Kinks song, at Waterloo Bridge in London; the coastal towns and villages of Cornwall, including Penzance, St Ives, Polperro and Zennor; the statue of Robin Hood in Nottingham, where he finally slew his foe the Sheriff; the windswept scenery and granite tors of Dartmoor, Devon; and Dozmary Pool, said to be the resting place of King Arthur's sword Excalibur, on Exmoor, Cornwall, are a few of the attractions and sights of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Lutterworth England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Mandarin Oriental Macau, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech), the Chelsea Hotel in New York, the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi, the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa, the Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai and the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |