Britain on the Cheap

St. Paul’s Cathedral is a must-see in London, and now you can save 16% off normal web prices—and even more off tickets you’d buy at the door. Buy your ticket online before Oct. 31, and you can visit through Dec. 31. This is an exciting time to see the rewly refurbished exterior, the culmination of [...]

Yes, summer 2012 means Olympics in London, but for loyal royalists, it’s all about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend June 2-4, 2012, marking Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne. VisitLondon has a new contest to win a five-night trip to help the sovereign celebrate. The winner will spend a night under the stars at [...]

The Great British Heritage Pass offers entrée into 480 properties around the UK, and now you can download a free iPhone app–to use with or without the pass. Check the castles, stately homes and historic sites out on a map, search by castle or garden or try sample itineraries around the UK.    

Now through Aug. 15, you can save 10% on a Great British Heritage Pass, which is available only to international travelers.  The Pass saves a lot of time and money on admissions to nearly 500 of the UK’s most popular castles, stately homes and palaces.

Wasn’t the Royal Wedding fabulous? If you’d like to walk in Prince William and Catherine’s footsteps, head to Westminster Abbey this week for the Special Abbey Royal Wedding Tour. Now through May 6, you’ll receive a leaflet that will direct you through the church, highlighting the major points of interest from the wedding. The flower [...]

Fascinated by London history? The London Maze will return April 16 to the Guildhall Art Gallery and Yard. The free local history fair showcases London and its past, with stalls from libraries, archives, museums and local history societies, as well as tours of the Guildhall Art Gallery and the Roman Amphitheatre, film shows from the [...]

Mortons Travel of North Hampshire is leading a bus tour to Kate Middletown Country on Feb. 20, in Bucklebury, about 50 miles west of London. The tour stops at her schools, the church in which she was christened and the houses where she’s lived. The current family home is not visible from the road. The [...]

Who isn’t excited about the 12 Oscar nominations for “The King’s Speech”! And of course, rooting for our boy Colin Firth to win Best Actor. So you’ll want to know where to find all those luscious locations next time you’re in the UK. The Duke and Duchess’s 145 Piccadilly House, which was destroyed in a [...]

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 chance with the free Open House London, the capital’s great architectural showcase Sept. 18-19. [...]

On July 14, St. Paul’s Cathedral will reveal its new exhibition, Oculus: an eye into St. Paul’s. The first project of its kind in a cathedral, Oculus is a 270° film experience that brings 1400 years of history to life. Located in the former Treasury in the crypt, Oculus takes visitors to Saxon London amidst [...]