Britain on the Cheap

Fascinated by Catherine’s classical wedding dress? You can check out Sarah Burton’s creations for the fashion house of Alexander McQueen by swinging through the McQueen stores in Old Bond Street and at Bicester Village outlet center.    

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 [...]

Down to the wire on Royal Wedding plans? Dart off to Dartmouth Golf & Country Club to watch the festivities, explore the town where Prince William underwent his naval training—and even score a free drink if you’re named Kate or William. The resort will be decked in bunting, with the wedding on the bar’s big [...]

Celebrate the Royal Wedding by joining a lively “street party” during a break at Eastwell Manor, near Ashford in Kent. The all-day party on April 29 will include live coverage of the wedding on a big-screen TV, Bucks Fizz brunch, traditional tea party with wedding cake, and children’s entertainment including a Punch and Judy show, [...]

Don’t panic, there’s still room in London for the Royal Wedding! SACO serviced apartment company has last-minute availability at locations across the city from April 28-May 1. Prices include VAT and are subject to a two-night minimum stay: SACO Fleet Street costs £129/$206 per night for a studio apartment, sleeping two. SACO Spitalfields costs £190/$302 [...]

Titchwell Manor, a boutique hotel near Brancaster on the North Norfolk coast, will celebrate the Royal Wedding with a special menu and B&B rate. On April 29, lunch from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. will showcase dishes created from English produce, such as roast Sandringham beef salad at £7/$11 and Brancaster crab and Houghton venison pudding, [...]

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels is offering special Royal Wedding packages on April 29 London, starting at £155/$247 per person. The overnight stay includes full English breakfast at: Millennium Hotel London Mayfair, formerly an 18th-century mansion; Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge, in walking distance to the world’s largest department store, Harrods; The Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Millennium Bailey’s [...]

The Royal Wedding calls for a lovely afternoon tea, and London’s restaurants and hotels are starching the linens and warming the teapots. The Cavendish London Hotel is serving a Taste of Royal-Tea with scones, salmon and cucumber sandwiches and traditional fruit cake and a selection of Katie’s chocolate truffles. £15/$24 per person, April 25-May 2. [...]

To honor the Royal Wedding, the new Macdonald Windsor Hotel is offering a one-night dinner B&B Royal Wedding Celebration package from £98/$155 per person per night based on two sharing. Start the celebration with a bucks fizz reception, overnight in the heart of historic Royal Windsor on April 28, then watch the wedding on the [...]

Rooms are still open for the royal wedding April 29! The official Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding site has all the latest details. If you simply can’t resist, there are still spots! The Colonnade Hotel in London’s Little Venice is offering a room-only rate of £184/$290 during the royal wedding weekend. Ashdown Park Hotel [...]