Britain on the Cheap

CIE Tours is offering $200 savings per couple on the land portion of any Scottish, English or Welsh tour of eight days/seven nights or longer, or any British/Irish combination tour when you book it with our roundtrip airfare. Book by May 31 and use code 053112VS100. CIE Tours also has discounts for younger and older [...]

Can you think about summer holidays in the cold? Parkdean has an early-bird offer if you book by Jan. 31–up to £70/$107 off a July or August holiday at one of their holiday parks. They have 24 holiday parks in coastal, country and woodland locations throughout the UK in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Norfolk, South [...]

British Airways is offering winter discounts, $150 off premium economy/World Traveller Plus round-trip tickets from any U.S. or Canadian gateway to the UK, now through March 31. In economy, the deal is $75 off a round-trip ticket.  

Hoping to escape the winter doldrums? Sun & Snow Travel Show, Oct. 15 at the QEII Centre in Westminster, is London’s only free winter travel show. Just register for free admission. Some deals are up to 50% off. Wild In Scotland is offering a 50% discount on selected tours to the Highlands and Islands of [...]

The Great British Heritage Pass offers entrée into 480 properties around the UK, and now you can download a free iPhone app–to use with or without the pass. Check the castles, stately homes and historic sites out on a map, search by castle or garden or try sample itineraries around the UK.    

The Lake Country House in the heart of Wales is stretching summer with a five-nights-for-the-price-of-three break now through September. The country house, near Builth Wells in Powys, is set on a three-acre lake, with riverside walks and woodland. The special is £292.50/$479 per person with breakfast for five nights (saving £195/$315); and £417.50/$684 per person [...]

Love Britain the magazine? Now you can save half on the yearly subscription for North American readers: $19.95 for six issues in the U.S.; $26.95 for six issues in Canada. Britain is published bimonthly by The Chelsea Magazine Co.      

Now through Aug. 15, you can save 10% on a Great British Heritage Pass, which is available only to international travelers.  The Pass saves a lot of time and money on admissions to nearly 500 of the UK’s most popular castles, stately homes and palaces.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary as a hotel, gorgeous Bodysgallen Hall in Wales is offering a Summer in the Country break during August and September. The cost of £265/$426 per person sharing includes dinner and breakfast both days and use of the hotel’s spa, plus free entry to your chose of historic castle–pick from such [...]

Wales’ Ruthin Castle will throw a Food & Drink Summer Fete July 17 at the castle keep, and admission’s free. Local food suppliers will be exhibiting and selling their goods, and the castle will host a family fun zone. The day runs 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The medieval castle hotel, with links to the legends [...]