Britain on the Cheap

BritRail has frozen its prices at 2009 levels, and travelers also receive a 5% (USD) price savings on first-class BritRail Passes and Point to Point Tickets. BritRail Passes are good throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

Virgin Vacations has launched its four-night winter weekend escapes to London from $599, including airfare. The trips depart on select Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Book any Brendan 2010 Europe escorted vacation by Dec. 30 and the second traveler flies for free with British Airways. On the company’s Europe escorted land packages, couples can save up to $642 by booking and paying in full by Dec. 30.

Snap up an off-season BritRail bargain and save 20% off popular passes good in England, Scotland and Wales. The discount applies to both the BritRail Flexi Pass, which allows you to travel for a select number of days within two months, and the BritRail Consecutive Pass, which is valid from three days up to one [...]

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in northeast Wales has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO. Built in the early 19th century by Thomas Telford, the aqueduct is an engineering feat, with lightweight iron arches strong enough to carry the Pontcysyllte Canal. The work inspired similar designs across the world.

For a limited time, book a flight on the UK’s bmibaby to Geneva, Grenoble, Toulouse or Malaga and take your skis and snowboard for free. Ski flights start at $63/£35.99 one way, including taxes and charges.

For six more days, you can skip the credit and debit card fees when you book any bmibaby flight. The offer’s good on all new bookings for travel up to Oct. 30 2010, but you must book by Sept. 8, 2009. Valid on all bmibaby destinations: Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast Intl, Bordeaux, Cork, Edinburgh, [...]

Long to indulge in the mystique of the Orient-Express? The fabled British Pullman train will pull out of Victoria Station for “The Dinner,” a five-course grazing menu Sept. 10, Oct. 29 and Nov. 14. Stewards serve in the 1920s Art Deco rail carriages, restored originals. The trip, from 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m., starts at $640 per [...]

The airline bmibaby has some hot fares available from Manchester Airport, starting at only $5 one way to Belfast International. One-ways to Amsterdam, Cork, Jersey, Ireland West Knock and Newquay are all under $20. Through Oct. 24.

Planning a trip along Britain’s motorways or twisty lanes? You might want to check the traffic first with a click on frixo. The free road traffic reporting site has live updates every three minutes from various road sensors.