Britain on the Cheap

For the first time, Bournemouth had added a beach hut especially for kids to its lineup along Durley Chine beach, a  Blue Flag award winner. Bournemouth Tourism and the interior designers at IKEA Southampton designed the UK’s first beach hut interior specifically for children. The traditional black and white chalet-style beach hut has been painted [...]

The Felin Fach Griffin in Powys, Wales, is offering packages for families looking to explore the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains. Prices range from £695/$1,073 for a family of three in a family room for five nights, or from £975/$1,505 for four nights for a family of four in two rooms. Prices include bed [...]

Travelers to London can explore the dance, music, food and handicrafts of India’s Kerala region with a free carnival noon-8 p.m. July 7 and 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. July 8 at Riverside Walkway, Gabriel’s Wharf on the capital’s South Bank. You can also sample Ayurvedic health and beauty treatments and home spa massage oils. Kerala [...]

Psy is a new circus show by The 7 Fingers, inspired by the surreal underworld of the human psyche. Save $22 on the show, at the Peacock Theatre, London: the cost is now $38/£24.50, down from $60/£36 for a top price ticket. Through May 15.

Travel plans still disrupted by volcano ash? Merlin Entertainments is offering half-price admission to any of its 22 UK attractions for any visitors delayed in London or anyone who has missed his holiday because of the recent air travel restrictions. The offer is good through May 14, at such attractions as Madame Tussauds, Merlin Entertainments [...]

The Worcestershire Asparagus Festival is on now through June 21, with lots of agricultural pride and general silliness—there’s even a movement to make the mighty asparagus spear the symbol of England. Each year, the rural market town of Evesham celebrates the start of the English asparagus season. There’s an asparagus family – Aspara Gus and [...]

Families can save $301/£188 on a hotel stay and tickets to Legoland when they book at four-star Grovefield House in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. The deal is $467/£298 for two adults with two children under 12 sharing a family room for two nights, including full English breakfast and entrance to Legoland, near Windsor, a 15-minute drive away. [...]

WHOOSH! The UK’s first Flow Rider, an artificial standing wave 12 meters wide, is now up and splashing at Retallack Resort & Spa, near Wadebridge, Cornwall. Riders, who must be 52″/132cm tall, will draw on a mixture of surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, and wakeboarding skills, and Flow Riding instructors can help out. Fees are $40/£25 for [...]

Ahoy, Vikings! Immerse yourself in 960 AD at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields, and spend a weekend learning what Vikings ate, how they dressed and what they thought of the North of England. The free Viking Invasion will be April 10-11, with a chance to hear and smell Viking England.

Hands-on Easter fun continues at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. Children can hop along the mysterious Easter Egg Trail through April 11, with a chocolate treat at the end; only $3/£2 per child. Adults can create masterworks at the Easter glass painting April 13, or try sandblasting with an Easter sandblasting workshop April 14.