Britain on the Cheap

‘Downton Abbey’ Tour Splashes Out at $4,500

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:04:21 +0000

Zicasso of San Francisco, an online luxury travel service, is offering an upmarket England tour with a “Downton Abbey” theme from July to September. The seven-day trip includes Highclere Castle, home of the fictional Crawleys, and Bampton, the...

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Half Off at Best Western Plus in Keswick

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:04:38 +0000

The Best Western Plus Castle Inn in Keswick is offering 50% off on two-night stays, for two people, from £34/$55 per person per night. The deal is timed to coincide with the Keswick Mountain Festival May 16-20, five days of dragon-boat racing,...

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Save $200 per Couple on CIE UK Tours

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:04:03 +0000

CIE Tours is offering $200 savings per couple on the land portion of any Scottish, English or Welsh tour of eight days/seven nights or longer, or any British/Irish combination tour when you book it with our roundtrip airfare. Book by May 31 and use...

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25% Off Macdonald Hotels for Spring Break

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:04:16 +0000

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has a 25% spring break deal across the UK, now through June 4. If you book a stay in April, you’ll also receive a cream tea for two, excluding Saturdays. Reserve a room by April 9, including dinner, and you’re...

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Guided Olympic Afternoon Walk $14

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:04:05 +0000

The Blue Badge Guides have added another Olympic Afternoon Walk to their schedule for 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday from the Bromley-by-Bow underground station on the District/Hammersmith and City lines. The guides will discuss past gems of...

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Sherlock Holmes Splurge at The Langham, London

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:04:45 +0000

Are you caught up in Sherlock Holmes, especially with the new film, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows?” You can splash out with “The Sherlock Holmes package” in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Suite at the Langham, London. The...

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Snowdrop Festival Blankets Scottish Gardens

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:03:23 +0000

The Scottish Snowdrop Festival is popping up at more than 50 gardens across Scotland’s mainland now through March 18. You can marvel at more than 300 types of these dainty flowers, including a footpath sprinkled with snowdrops by a waterfall which...

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Explore London’s 3 Olympics Feb. 18, April 10

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:04:44 +0000

London is the only city to host the modern Games three times, and Blue Badge Guides are leading all-day tours of the Walk for Gold – London’s Olympic Heritage Feb. 18 and April 10. You’ll visit all three London Olympic sites on foot and...

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Free Birthplace Admission for Dickens’ 200th

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:04:41 +0000

All of the UK will be celebrating Charles Dickens‘ 200th birthday on Feb. 7, but the spotlight will shine brightest on his birthplace in Portsmouth. You can plan ahead for a free timed admission slot to the Charles Dickens Birthplace on both...

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Save $100+ on Summer Holiday Park Bookings

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:04:56 +0000

Can you think about summer holidays in the cold? Parkdean has an early-bird offer if you book by Jan. 31–up to £70/$107 off a July or August holiday at one of their holiday parks. They have 24 holiday parks in coastal, country and woodland...

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