Britain on the Cheap

Mortons Travel of North Hampshire is leading a bus tour to Kate Middletown Country on Feb. 20, in Bucklebury, about 50 miles west of London. The tour stops at her schools, the church in which she was christened and the houses where she’s lived. The current family home is not visible from the road. The [...]

Save up to 25% on VisitBritain’s fall and winter tour specials. The tours head to such popular spots at Windsor, the spa city of Bath, Stonehenge, Oxford, Canterbury and Leeds Castle, while some stay in London to explore the old and new of the capital. From $54 per person.

Cooler weather is a great time for bargains at the VisitBritain Shop. During November, save 10% off the London Pass, then use it any time until March 31. Save 20% on BritRail tickets for November through February. Plus, the Original London Sightseeing Tour is offering two days for the price of one now through Feb. [...]

Have you always wanted to see inside the great buildings and tiny houses of London? Maybe the Old Palace in Croydon where Elizabeth I visited the bishops, the Studios at Kensington Court Mews or Benjamin Franklin’s House in Westminster? Now’s your chance with the free Open House London, the capital’s great architectural showcase Sept. 18-19. [...]

London Duck Tours will launch a land and river sightseeing tour, the D-day Duck, on Sept. 5. Using the actual vehicles built for D-day, the tour will take passengers back in time to London’s home front during the Second World War. You’ll see the Cabinet War Rooms, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, [...]

Getting excited about Wales hosting the Ryder Cup 2010 in September? Golf writer Jim Frank, editor-in-chief of Golf Connoisseur, is headed to Wales now to sample the greens. You can follow him at www.visitwales.com/jimfrank and have a go at guessing Jim’s score at the Celtic Manor Resort’s Twenty Ten Course on Aug. 18. Guess it [...]

VisitBritain has ramped up its online shop, with new products, including tours in London and around the countryside. There’s also the London Travelcard for unlimited travel on the London Underground. Save 15% off the London Eye after 5 p.m. and 15% off the London Eye River Cruise until June 30. Looking for more ways to [...]

In response to the volcanic interruptions of so many travel plans, It’s Your London is extending its 25% spring discount into May bookings as a special “welcome back” offer. The company specializes in tailor-made tours of London. Anyone booking a trip in April and May can use the code IYL-WB and receive the discount for [...]

I’ve been on the library waiting list for months to read Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, and the wait’s definitely worth it. When was the last time you read about Henry VIII and the vicious Tudor era from Thomas Cromwell’s point of view? This fabulous book won both the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the 2009 [...]

Travel season is heating up, and a London Pass is a good way to pop into more than 55 attractions, such as the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Windsor Castle and HMS Belfast. The pass also lets you skip to the head of the line at some of the most popular spots, such as [...]