Britain on the Cheap

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 [...]

The Best Western Elton Hotel in the village of Bramley, South Yorkshire, has a summer special for £37.60/$60 per room. The 29-room hotel is near Meadowhall, one of Europe’s largest shopping centres,   Magna Centre, and the new Science Adventure Centre, as well as outdoor fun in the Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District.

Get our your deerstalker to solve the mystery of the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival Aug. 14-22. For just £1/$2 for adults and 50p/$1 for children, you’ll get a trail sheet that will lead you on a merry chase through this village in the Yorkshire Dales—this is “Calendar Girls” country. Solve the riddles along the way to [...]