Britain on the Cheap

Many travelers think of the City of London as just the capital’s financial heart, but once a year it breaks out of its pinstripes for the exuberant City of London Festival. From June 18-July 8, the Square Mile’s exquisite guild halls and churches will resonate with music and other performances—the closing concert takes place at [...]

2010 will mark the 300th anniversary of the construction of  St. Paul’s after the Great Fire of London in 1666, and Britain may see a rise in religious tourism. Now, 4% of visitors to Britain polled in the International Passenger Survey say the primary reason for their trip is visiting religious sites or religious places [...]

Fascinated by Rossyln Chapel in Scotland, a crucial location in Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”? The Countess of Rosslyn will discuss “Rosslyn Chapel: Fact and Fiction” 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, N.Y. The countess is the owner of Rosslyn and director of the Rosslyn Trust. This [...]

Take a deep breath—it’s UK Peace and Tranquillity Week Sept. 7-13 in Durham. Celebrate the art of relaxation throughout County Durham, which a national tranquillity map compiled by the Campaign to Protect Rural England identified as the fourth-most relaxing place in Britain; North East England was the UK’s most relaxing region. Most of the week’s [...]