Britain on the Cheap

Sample a little taste of Cuba when you try the holiday canapé special at London’s Floridita on Wardour Street, Soho. The deal is 10 canapes for £28.50/$47, now through Dec. 24.

Feel like a little nosh after holiday shopping? London’s Water Poet, a popular pub on Folgate Street in Spitalfields, is offering holiday canapes for £10.50/$19. Of course, you can also get classic pub grub like steak sandwiches or more upmarket entrees from the “Posh Menu.”

London’s Marco Pierre White Steak & Alehouse, off Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street Station and Spitalfields Market, is offering special three-course Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners for £49.60/$78. The restaurant is known for its all-British menu.

Zonzo in London’s Marylebone district is offering its Italian cuisine at special holiday prices. Now through Dec. 24, a 2-course lunch is £16.95/$26; a two-course dinner is £25.95 /$42 now through Dec. 23.

Heythrop Park Resort, Enstone, Chipping Norton, has a three-day holiday package at its Crowne Plaza Hotel from £299/$471 per person sharing a twin or double room. The package includes mulled wine on arrival, carols and mince pies, as well as a treasure hunt in the grounds, a gala dinner in the grand ball room and [...]

Save $31 and skip the same-old Christmas gifts this year with a shopping break at Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire. The restored 18th-century mansion near Aylesbury, owned by the National Trust, is a short drive from both Bicester Village, with its designer discount stores, and Waddesdon Manor, which stages a Christmas market selling speciality food, gifts [...]

Whether you’re a couple or a crowd for the holidays, Helpful Holidays, a West Country cottage specialist, is offering 10% off all its homes for a minimum three-night stay during the Christmas and New Year season. With the discount, prices start about £292/$467 per week (£65/$104 per person) for a detached bungalow for six, plus [...]

A glittery Gateshead Winter’s Tale will unfold as part of the Enchanted Parks program Dec. 8-12 at Gateshead’s Saltwell Park. Tickets are free for children under 16 and £5/$8 for adults. The popular holiday event will include a Cabinet of Curiosity’s Winter Wardrobe—just step through the wardrobe and enter a land frozen in eternal winter. [...]

Titchwell Manor, a coastal boutique hotel near Brancaster, North Norfolk, is offering free Twixmas breaks for kids between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30. Two children under 12 years can stay B&B for free when sharing their parents’ room. Prices start at £45/$71 per person per night B&B and £70/$111 with dinner; children pay for their [...]

If you’re booking an overnight holiday shopping expedition in London, Octopus Travel offers hotels at every price point. Oxford Street, with major department stores and shopping outlets, has both ends of the spectrum: Piccadilly Backpackers, a trendy hostel from £61/$96 per room per night, while the newly re-opened Savoy starts at £661/$1,058 per room per [...]