Britain on the Cheap

It may still be dreary winter, but lots of Anglophiles are dreaming of summer—and summer school in Oxford. The 2011 Oxford Experience, a one-week residential course at Christ Church, one of the most prestigious of Oxford colleges, will run July 10-Aug. 13, 2011. Registration is now open, with such courses as The Brontës; Anglo-American Relations [...]

Wales is becoming such a foodie haven, and travelers can link up with affordable cooking schools to taste locally sourced and prepared Welsh delicacies. The Chef’s Room, Fish & Cookery School was founded by Michelin-star chef Franco Taruschio and Lindy Wildsmith, food writer and cooking instructor in Blaenavon. The school’s in the test kitchens of [...]

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.

Visit County Durham has already planned out its Eastertide with Outdoor and Active Week April 5-11, part of National Outdoor Adventure Week. Up to 17 outdoor and adventure activities are free or low-cost, such as guided mountain biking, orienteering, guided walks and hiking, landscape photography and high ropes activity courses. Many self-catering cottages, guesthouses, hotels [...]

Wales is becoming such a foodie haven, and travelers can link up with affordable cooking schools to taste locally sourced and learn to prepare their own Welsh delicacies. The Chef’s Room, Fish & Cookery School was founded by Michelin-star chef Franco Taruschio and Lindy Wildsmith, food writer and cooking instructor in Blaenavon. The school’s in [...]

Is studying at Oxford on your Bucket List? Just sign up for next summer’s Oxford Experience, a one-week residential summer course at Oxford University between July 4 and Aug. 7. Students stay at historic Christ Church, founded by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525, and dine in the Tudor Hall, famous most recently from the Harry Potter [...]