Britain on the Cheap

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fall is a grand time to visit the New Forest, the protected area of Hampshire woodland and heathland where ponies and cattle are free to roam. Two Hideways thatched cottages in the New Forest have November bargains for four or fewer guests: The Lodge in Godshill Wood, overlooking a three-acre garden, has a four-star Visit [...]

Hideaways has short-break savings on two thatched woodland properties in Hampshire’s New Forest during November. The Lodge, along a quiet woodland track near Fordingbridge, has direct access to the woods and open heathland where ponies and cattle roam freely. For two or four people, the rate is reduced to $488/£297 for three nights, saving $209/£127. [...]