Some Facts About BritainThe mermaids at Sennen Cove, Cornwall; how baptism in the water of St Ruth's Well in Redruth, Cornwall, saves any child from being hanged in the future; the headless hound seen south of Aberystwyth, Wales; the Pool of the Black Hound near Dean Combe, Devon, where a phantom dog (actually a weaver named Knowles) is doomed to empty the pond with a leaky nutshell; the fiery chariot pulled by a bull in Jew's Lane, near Godolphin House, Cornwall; the spectre of King Arthur that haunts his ruined birthplace, Tintagel Castle; the fascinating museum of witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall; weird paranormal events in Compton Castle, Devon; how money paid by the Devil at the Tavistock Inn in Poundgate, Devon, turned into leaves after he left; and how Parson Jupp was reincarnated as a spider at the vicarage in St Cleer, Cornwall, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Marton England UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa, the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi, the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, the Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, the Peace Hotel (formerly the renowned Cathay Hotel) in Shanghai, the Queen Mary in Long Beach and Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |