Some Facts About BritainThe spectres of Cavalier Kate Penfound, whose lover John was killed for being a Roundhead, and that of smuggler Arthur Penfound, in Penfound Manor, Cornwall; the spectral bear that terrified a sentry at the Martin Tower of the Tower of London; the skeletal horse ridden by Old Crockern at Crockern's Tor, Dartmoor; the ghostly coach and headless horses seen before Christmas in Penryn, Cornwall (turn away, or the coachman may carry off your spirit); how Drake's Drum, preserved in Buckland Abbey, is heard when England is in danger; a number of ghosts at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, including a murdered sailor who sits on an outside wall; the invisible ghost that grabs the shoulders of visitors to the teashop of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon; the spectres, in Welsh costume, of Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler, "the Ladies of Llangollen", seen in their home Plas Newydd in Llangollen, Wales; the screams of Katherine Howard, begging for her life, still heard in Hampton Court Palace; and the phantom great Dane seen at Cheriton Cross, Devon, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. Queen Mab wishes you a comfortable stay in your Maidens Scotland UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Porto Bay Rio Internacional Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, the Villa D'Este on Lake Como, the Shangri-La Hotel in Lhasa, the beautiful and historic San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau and the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |