Some Facts About BritainThe skeletal horse ridden by Old Crockern at Crockern's Tor, Dartmoor; 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 three spectres of Trinity Church on Micklegate, York; the ghost of a Crusader, Ranulph, in the moat of Blanchminster Castle, Cornwall; how Merlin's magic enabled Uther Pendragon to seduce Igerne, and sire Arthur, in Tintagel Castle; strange phenomena in the National Railway Museum, York, including a haunted sleeping car; the spectre of George II, sometimes asking "Where are they?" in a German accent, seen at the windows of Kensington Palace, London; how Drake's Drum, preserved in Buckland Abbey, is heard when England is in danger; Joan o' the Wad (Joan the Wad), a female piskey (Cornish pixie), sometimes helpful and sometimes mischievious, around Polperro in Cornwall; and the Wish Hounds of the Wild Hunt that haunt Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. J W Wells wishes you a comfortable stay in your Barton Upon Humber England UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, the Porto Bay Rio Internacional Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City in South Africa, the Royal Tulip Rio de Janeiro, the Hotel Icon in Hong Kong, Raffles Hotel in Singapore where the Singapore Sling was invented in the hotel's Long Bar and the Chelsea Hotel in New York. are some of the world's most famous hotels. |