Britain on the Cheap

Three northern hotels within the Classic Lodges group have dropped rates for July – a night’s dinner, bed and breakfast is now £49.50/$80 per person, plus your choice of a free room upgrade, afternoon tea or bottle of prosecco. Based on two people sharing a standard room, the saving average £43/$71 each on normal rates. [...]

The Old Swan Hotel in the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate, famous for its association with Agatha Christie, has a special deal through June. A double room for two with dinner and breakfast is now £119/$195 per night, saving almost £100/$163. Guests also receive a welcome bottle of wine. Crime novelist Agatha Christie fled to [...]

Be sure to order your new, free Yorkshire Gardens guide to visit the suddenly famous “Welcome to Yorkshire’s Rhubarb Crumble and Custard Garden,” winner of the People’s Choice award for best garden at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show. The garden, full of horticultural puns, will be presented at the Great Yorkshire Show [...]

Feel like escaping from the world for a few days? The Old Swan in Harrogate understands the feeling—this is where crime novelist Agatha Christie retreated during her mysterious 10-day “disappearance” in 1926. She dropped out of sight after her husband’s affair was revealed, sparking one of the biggest manhunts of its time. Now you can [...]

The Kimberley Hotel in Harrogate, England, is celebrating its $9.4 million renovation with a 3-for-2 offer. Stay in one of the newly built deluxe junior suites for three nights and pay for only two, at $247 per person; breakfast and dinner are included. The hotel also has family packages. Through Aug. 31.