Some Facts About BritainWeird paranormal events in Compton Castle, Devon; how Sir Francis Drake hunts with the Wish Hounds near Marchant's Cross, Dartmoor; 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 wicked priest Dando who, on Sundays, still hunts with hounds along the Tamar River between Devon and Cornwall; the ghost of Lady Jane Grey, seen on the battlements of the Tower of London; the headless hound seen south of Aberystwyth, Wales; how pins are thrown for luck into the Pixie's Well (St Non's Well), on ominously named Hobb's Park Farm, near Pelynt, Cornwall; how the dark-clad daughter of Judge Glanville, who sentenced her to death, is often seen in Kilworthy House, in Tavistock, Devon; the fiery chariot pulled by a bull in Jew's Lane, near Godolphin House, Cornwall; and the spectre of King Arthur that haunts his ruined birthplace, Tintagel Castle, are some of the folklore, haunted places, ghosts, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Maze Northern Ireland UK hotel. When you get the chance, stay in some of the famous, luxurious and/or historic hotels of your destinations. The Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, the New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, the Mandarin Oriental Macau, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China, the Fasano Hotel e Restaurante Rio in Rio de Janeiro, the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi and the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |