Britain on the Cheap

Are you caught up in Sherlock Holmes, especially with the new film, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows?” You can splash out with “The Sherlock Holmes package” in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Suite at the Langham, London. The hotel, opened by HRH The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1865, figures in [...]

Win a two-night stay at The Ritz, London, through Britain Magazine. In celebration of its special London issue, the winner and guest will stay in an Executive King Room and receive breakfast on both mornings and a three-course dinner on one of the evenings in the Ritz Restaurant. For a winner who lives outside the [...]

Talk about a capital cuppa! The Langham London will celebrate its 146th anniversary June 10 with afternoon tea for only seven pence/11 cents. On June 10, 1865, HRH the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, cut the ribbon and officially opened The Langham, London. The Langham, London will bring back the original price with [...]

The inaugural Tea & Coffee Festival will get perking May 6-8 at London’s Southbank Centre. The free festival is part of the Festival of Britain’s 60th Anniversary. Taste your way along the stalls, fueled by tea and coffee macaroons, tea biscuits, churros with mocha chocolate, cakes and sandwiches. The weekend will be rich with tutored [...]

There are still hotel spots in London for the royal wedding April 29! Look for the latest news on the official Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding site, then pounce on your best price! Doyle Royal Wedding, April 15-May 8. The three London hotels of the Doyle Collection– The Marylebone Hotel, The Bloomsbury Hotel and [...]

London hotel prices are skyrocketing around the April 29 royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, but Coach House Rentals has limited its increase to just 20% and only for the three nights of April 28, 29 and 30. For the week of April 24- May 1, Donne Place house in Chelsea, with two [...]

It’s not too late for Valentine’s Day! SACO apartments is offering a free stay Sunday night Feb. 13 when you book a studio or one-bedroom apartment on Feb. 11 and 12. That’s good for traditional romance in Bath—think Jane Austen—from £100/$158 per night. In London, check into an apartment in Aldgate, Covent Garden, Holborn, Fleet [...]

Feel like a little nosh after holiday shopping? London’s Water Poet, a popular pub on Folgate Street in Spitalfields, is offering holiday canapes for £10.50/$19. Of course, you can also get classic pub grub like steak sandwiches or more upmarket entrees from the “Posh Menu.”

London’s Marco Pierre White Steak & Alehouse, off Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street Station and Spitalfields Market, is offering special three-course Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners for £49.60/$78. The restaurant is known for its all-British menu.

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 [...]