Britain on the Cheap

Not sure if you’ll be springing for tickets to the London Olympics next summer? You can still plan a trip to the games and see a lot of action at free, non-ticketed events. In London: The Olympic and Paralympic Cycling Road Races will run July 28 – Aug. 1, and you can see then at [...]

The wedding gown of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will be part of the special exhibits when Buckingham Palace opens July 23. Visitors will see the lace-trimmed dress created by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, as well as the Halo Tiara made by Cartier and loaned by the Queen. Catherine’s veil and the diamond earrings, a [...]

If you’re totally besotted with William and Catherine, you might want to splurge on the Milestone Hotel’s “Live Like Royalty” package—or at least have a cocktail named for the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The London hotel directly overlooks Kensington Palace, where the royal newlyweds will live. The package includes two nights in a [...]

Quick! Hotels for the April 29th wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are booking up. OctopusTravel recommends a number close to the festivities, with a best-price guarantee: If you find the same hotel cheaper anywhere else, they will refund the difference. Carlton Hotel in a converted traditional townhouse just a short walk from Westminster [...]

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, [...]

Heading to London to visit the Queen? Or at least the Queen’s main residence, Buckingham Palace? TheatreBreaks will offer a summer promotion from July 27–Sept. 29:  £63/$95 for a three-course lunch at the Ritz, a glass of champagne and a tour of Buck House.