Britain on the Cheap

Splash out with summer savings at the new Corinthia Hotel London, which opened in April in a landmark Victorian building between Trafalgar Square and the Thames. A “Beat the Heat” package, from July 24-Sept. 5, starts at £225/$363 for a superior room, English breakfast for two in The Northall restaurant and 20% discounts on ESPA [...]

Beat the Olympic rush! Ride the rapids at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire, opening April 22. This is the only brand new London 2012 venue to be open to the public before the 2012 Olympic Games. Lee Valley Regional Park stretches 26 miles along the banks of the River Lee, from Ware [...]

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, [...]

London’s Restaurant Ship Hispaniola, with romantic views of the Thames, is offering a special Valentine’s three-course lunch for $50/£29.95 per person or dinner for $78/£48 per person. Diners will be entertained by the ship’s pianist.