Britain on the Cheap

The BritRail Winter Offer is on. Save 20% on your train pass when you travel from Nov. 1-Feb. 28. The BritRail London Plus Pass, for instance, is now $125; it zsooms around London and offers an all-access pass to the whole of Southeast England. The BritRail England Flexi Pass is now $185, for flexible train [...]

British Airways is offering winter discounts, $150 off premium economy/World Traveller Plus round-trip tickets from any U.S. or Canadian gateway to the UK, now through March 31. In economy, the deal is $75 off a round-trip ticket.  

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 [...]

Guides will lead ghost walks at haunted Basing House in Old Basing, Hampshire, on the evenings of Oct. 28 and 29. Once the location of the largest private residence in Tudor England, Basing House offers layers of history dating back to the Norman Age. During the Civil War, Cromwell stormed the fortified building, leaving it [...]

Take your chances on the Ghost Tours Oct. 26 and 27 from the Discovery Centre in Winchester, Hampshire. The walk, £5/$8 pp, will start at 6:30 p.m. with tales of creepy happenings in the Discovery Centre itself, before heading on to find out more horrible histories in the Theatre Royal next door. The ghost of [...]

Want to up your chances of a ghostly Halloween encounter at Best Western PLUS Mosborough Hall Hotel outside Sheffield? Book one of the two oldest rooms in this 16th-century manor house hotel, now just £26.10/$45pp for a room for two. Stand on a certain spot in the rooms and you may hear the supernatural “Hello” [...]

Free Halloween fun is afoot at The Red House Museum in Christchurch, Hampshire, a former Georgian workhouse. On Oct. 27, children five and older can discover a “Skulls, Skeletons and Skull Duggery” hands-on workshop. On Oct. 29, families can make Halloween lanterns, which they can take with them later on the spooky night Ghost Tour [...]

Hoping to escape the winter doldrums? Sun & Snow Travel Show, Oct. 15 at the QEII Centre in Westminster, is London’s only free winter travel show. Just register for free admission. Some deals are up to 50% off. Wild In Scotland is offering a 50% discount on selected tours to the Highlands and Islands 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.