Britain on the Cheap

The Best Western Plus Castle Inn in Keswick is offering 50% off on two-night stays, for two people, from £34/$55 per person per night. The deal is timed to coincide with the Keswick Mountain Festival May 16-20, five days of dragon-boat racing, Canadian canoeing, kayaking, climbing, walking and activities for children.    

The Blue Badge Guides have added another Olympic Afternoon Walk to their schedule for 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday from the Bromley-by-Bow underground station on the District/Hammersmith and City lines. The guides will discuss past gems of London’s industrial past, why East London was chosen to host, and the latest on the athletes and [...]

London is the only city to host the modern Games three times, and Blue Badge Guides are leading all-day tours of the Walk for Gold – London’s Olympic Heritage Feb. 18 and April 10. You’ll visit all three London Olympic sites on foot and by tube in zones 1-4. The tours begins 9.30 a.m. outside [...]

Thinking about a place to bunk down during the London Olympics next summer? Wicked Campers suggests one of the campsites near Olympic Park, and is offering up to 50% off long-term rentals. Prices start at £80/$131 per day for a two-seater rental van between July 1 and Aug. 15, 2012, minimum 21 days. One-way fees [...]

Loving the Wimbledon coverage on the Tennis Channel? Check out their website now through July 3 and enter the “London Calling” sweepstakes for a chance to visit Wimbledon next summer. The grand prize includes Wimbleon 2012 tickets, five nights in London and round-trip airfare for two.      

Beat the Olympic rush! Ride the rapids at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire, opening April 22. This is the only brand new London 2012 venue to be open to the public before the 2012 Olympic Games. Lee Valley Regional Park stretches 26 miles along the banks of the River Lee, from Ware [...]

Are you willing to bet on Tiger Woods again? Your Golf Travel.com is betting against him, putting up free golf holidays if he records his fifth Masters victory in Augusta, Ga., next week. If Woods wins, the company will refund all holidays booked before The Masters. Just book your golf getaway now through April 6, [...]

Five-star Turnberry Resort above Scotland’s Ayrshire coastline is offering a summertime seven-day retreat for the price of six days. The 800-acre estate has championship golf courses, a spa, trout fishing, walking tours, horseback riding, mountain biking, falconry, clay and rifle shooting and a kids club. “Luxury Holiday at Turnberry,” with full Scottish breakfast each morning [...]

Your Golf Travel.com is luring hibernating golfers back onto the links with a £36/$58 golf break at The Wiltshire. Groups of four golfers or more can play two rounds of golf at The Wiltshire, near Swindon, and enjoy one night’s bed and breakfast for £36/$58 per person. The offer is good every Monday, Thursday and [...]

Can’t wait for the 2012 London Olympics? Get a free countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games with the Destination Greenwich App. Local actor Nick Day narrates the app highlights. Greenwich is a host borough for London 2012. In addition to sports, the app will provide the latest on the Greenwich Festivals, from street theater [...]