Dr David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, the first European to sight the falls, who travelled thousands of miles on foot with a handful of servants and porters, who bartered for supplies along the way, with only a couple of guns for protection, might just have felt a little sceptical.

The St James on Venice offers 15 elegant rooms, access to bustling Florida Road – and a menu that will have even your most birdlike companion feasting with relish.

Following a global trend, the number of vegetarians in Wales is apparently growing, but with so many sheep woollying the landscape it would seem a pity not to be eating them.

Imaginative occasions in beautiful surroundings are part of Glenarm estate’s plans to be part of the community as well as a tourist attraction.

These charming old homes, which began life in 1989 as Die Tuishuise, are much sought after by those passing through the town.