Britain on the Cheap

Grazing in London? Charmain Ponnuthurai’s new app, “London on a Plate,” covers the capital’s food culture with restaurant reviews, plus a shopping guide to local markets and 80 chefs’ recipes for cooking on your own. The app is £2.99/$5, with 10% from each sale going to the surplus food charity Fareshare. Ponnuthurai is also the [...]

How’s this for a travel deal? Buy a bottle of posh bubbly and your overnight’s free. In November, four members of Pride of Britain Hotels are offering a Vintage Escape break. Buy a bottle of special Grand Siècle champagne at the listed price of £199/$320, then book in for a free night’s stay for two [...]

London’s Vinopolis will be celebrating Valentine’s Day weekend with two big events. On Feb. 13, Vinopolis will host a Valentine’s Day Laughter Lounge, featuring three top acts, an MC and food and drink for $21/£12 in advance, $25/ £15 at the door. On Feb. 14,  it’s a self-guided ‘Valentine’s Tour’ together with live flamenco entertainment [...]

Foodies are discovering the organic farm shops, bakeries, fruit farms and scores of restaurants in Cheshire, and now many are literally making the map—including The Duke of Portland, Best Gastropub of the Northwest 2009. Taste Cheshire has created new Taste Cheshire Food Trails, seven tasty itineraries through the Cheshire countryside.

English Vine Tours is offering a “grape-to-glass” experience with half- and full-day tours throughout Sussex and Kent. Group tours start at $98 per person; smaller tours at $186 per person. The half-day guided tour includes a tutored wine tasting with lunch at the vineyard, or a luxury two-course lunch at a local restaurant. The full-day [...]