Britain on the Cheap

Fans of the royal wedding can get that much closer to the happy couple’s Anglesey home with a stay at the 13th-century Welsh castle, Ruthin. Ruthin Castle is the only Edward I castle in Wales where you can stay the night. Other royals, such as Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I, also owned Ruthin. [...]

Hurry! Book by midnight April 5 and you can snap up a free room upgrade at Macdonald Hotels in England, Scotland and Wales for the Royal Wedding or Easter. Or book and stay any time up to May 8 and you’ll save at least 30% off your stay, plus receive a £15/$24 voucher to spend [...]

Latitude Festiva tickets are on sale now, and Wicked Campers is planning for the show. Latitude will run July 14-17 in Suffolk, with The National, Paolo Nutini and Suede on stage, plus elements of theater, art, comedy, cabaret, poetry, politics, dance and literature. An automatic Wicked Camper, with a sink, tap, cool box, crockery, cutlery, [...]

Walkers will have a rare opportunity to walk across the famous Knucklas railway viaduct near the Welsh border town of Knighton on the morning of Sunday, April 10. For £10/$16, including a numbered souvenir ticket, 150 walkers will walk 75 feet in the air along the 190-yard length of the span. Knucklas stone viaduct was [...]

Savvy travelers will shop around to save on flights, package holidays and accommodations, but many overlook travel insurance and simply accept it as an add-on. Cheap travel insurance can give you huge savings for any type of traveler using the travel insurance comparison tool. Treat travel insurance as a separate entity to ensure that you [...]

You can still save up to 50% on Macdonald Hotels during the winter sale, now through March 7. Hotels in England, Scotland and Wales are on sale, from Dalfaber, Aviemore, Scotland, for £35/$59 per person/night to Elmers Court Hotel and Resort, the New Forest, for £37/$63. Plas Talgarth in Snowdonia, Wales, starts as low as [...]

Save 70% with Wicked Campers now until March 14, with any size Toyota campervan for a weekend rental from London for £60/$95. A two-seater or multi-seater van seats up to five: pickup is from London Friday and drop off is Sunday. The price includes insurance for two drivers aged 21 or older for travel in [...]

Don’t let London’s Heathrow airport, now with five terminals, overwhelm you. Heathrow Parking has a quick comparison engine that helps you find the best deal at 38 Heathrow car parks, plus airport lounges and nearby hotels. Or are you using Stansted, the UK’s fourth busiest airport? Just click Stansted Parking and compare. The best airport [...]

Historic Bodysgallen Hall – Wales’s top-rated hotel – is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 30% saving on room rates until the end of March. Opened in 1981 as an immaculately and authentically restored 17th-century country house hotel, Bodysgallen is set in parkland near Llandudno, with views over Conwy Castle and Snowdonia. Prices now start [...]

Wales is becoming such a foodie haven, and travelers can link up with affordable cooking schools to taste locally sourced and prepared Welsh delicacies. The Chef’s Room, Fish & Cookery School was founded by Michelin-star chef Franco Taruschio and Lindy Wildsmith, food writer and cooking instructor in Blaenavon. The school’s in the test kitchens of [...]