Britain on the Cheap

Pet-Friendly Dartmoor Cottages from $502

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:04:35 +0000

Dog lovers who like to hike with their pets might be interested in Helpful Holidays’ old beamed cottages on Devon’s Dartmoor. Water Barn, an ancient granite barn at Manaton, now sleeps four; it’s offered for £525/$816 a week in September. It’s ref...

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Free Travel Day with Scottish Rail Pass

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:04:16 +0000

Hurry aboard! BritRail is giving train travelers an extra travel day on the BritRail Freedom of Scotland TravelPass until Sept. 30.

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Save up to $194 on Devon Coast Rentals

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:04:42 +0000

Save 20% on holiday homes on the South Devon coast in September with Toad Hall Cottages. Seascape, walking distance to Thurlestone Sands, sleeps six, with a garden and furnished patio. Weekly rental is £396/$608 (saving £99/$152) until Sept. 24,...

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$63/nt. at Orton Hall Hotel, Peterborough

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:04:48 +0000

The Best Western Orton Hall Hotel in Peterborough is offering a £45/$63 room rate in the 17th-century manor house, once the home of the Marquesses of Huntly. The hotel, set in 20 acres of parkland, has a swimming pool and the Old Ramblewood Inn pub...

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Ozzfest, Les Miz, ATP Tennis Packages for Fall

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:04:46 +0000

Superbreak is offering some fall ticket/overnight packages for O2 Arena events in London, from the outrageous Ozzy Osborne to a 25th birthday bash for Les Miserables. Ozzfest, Sept. 18, £105/$163pp - Ozzy will be accompanied on the main stage by...

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Free Extra Day with BritRail Scotland Pass

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:04:51 +0000

ACP Rail is offering a free extra day of travel in Scotland when you buy a BritRail Freedom of Scotland TravelPass now through Sept. 30. The BritRail Free Day offer is valid in standard class adult and child fares, for either four days within eight...

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Free Entry to 700 Sites in Open House London

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:04:34 +0000

Have you always wanted to see inside the great buildings and tiny houses of London? Maybe the Old Palace in Croydon where Elizabeth I visited the bishops, the Studios at Kensington Court Mews or Benjamin Franklin’s House in Westminster? Now’s your...

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Hunstrete House from $309 for Bank Holiday

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:05:45 +0000

von Essen’s Hunstrete House is offering an August Bank Holiday deal of £199/$309 per room, with a traditional cream tea on the terrace on arrival, a three-course dinner from the table d’Hote menu, full English breakfast and VAT. Guests are...

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$171/nite Off Flats for Notting Hill Carnival

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:04:50 +0000

If you’re looking for a late deal on a place to bunk after the Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe’s biggest festivals, SACO serviced apartments are set to save you £110/$171 per night for the August Bank Holiday. The Carnival is Aug. 29-30. A...

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3-for-2 Deal at Henry VIII’s Thornbury Castle

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:04:19 +0000

von Essen’s Thornbury Castle in Gloucestershire, the only Tudor castle in England to be opened as a hotel, is offering a three-for-two special for the August Bank Holiday. The deal, valid Aug. 27-29, is £560/$870 for three nights in a classic...

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