Your Guide to Britain on a budget
The most anticipated and exciting sporting event in the world has come. As sports enthusiasts get very excited, others are still contemplating whether they can make it to London on their budget. Most hotels and lodging houses have already increased their rates by almost 30%. Fortunately, there are many affordable ways to take part [...]
London offers some of the best theatres and shows found anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, London is also one of the most expensive and most activities in this historic and fascinating city do not come cheap. Going to the theatre is no exception and unless you know how to shop around, spending a night [...]
It needn’t cost a small fortune to enjoy an evening out in London. From discount theatre and cinema tickets to free lectures on the arts and sciences, there are plenty of options for a reasonably priced evening in the capital. Here are five suggestions:
1. Discount theatre tickets – No visit to London is [...]
Visit England has partnered with big players in the travel industry to offer an exclusive slate of deals starting at 20.12% off to encourage Brits to travel at home during 2012.
They’ve even unveiled a star laden commercial to encourage travel within Britain.
While that’s nice for Brits – it’s also nice for any [...]
If you’re looking for a good deal on a date night in London and want to do a nice dinner and take in a show – consider doing a dinner/theatre combo deal.
Often you can get a nice dinner in a restaurant as well as theatre seats so you get one great night out [...]
Like the National Trust, English Heritage runs hundreds of historic properties throughout the UK – some which have pretty steep admission prices.
Luckily for the overseas traveler, they offer an Overseas Visitor Pass that offers discounted entry into all their properties.
The Overseas Visitor Pass from English heritage includes free entry to over 100 stately [...]
Britain’s Rail Operators have a great ongoing deal for people who use the trains to get to Britain’s top Tourist attractions – they offer 2-for-1 entry if you use a train ticket.
They’ve got lots of fantastic 2FOR1 attraction offers and some great deals on train travel, including GroupSave where 3 or 4 people [...]
Wherever you are in Britain – there’s still a vibrant local newspaper industry. So, no matter where you’re at, pick up a cheap local newspaper and you’re bound to find something free and fun to do while you’re there.
Some of the quirkiest and most interesting events are local matters that don’t get much [...]
There are many places in London that offer opportunities to hear from free music. Here’s our list of the best Places to hear free music in London:
St Martin in the Field’s at Lunchtime every day. Covent Garden Market on the lower levels. Buskers on the South Bank of the River. Southbank Centre – [...]
You’ll want to check out the Tkts – Half Price Ticket Booth located in Leicester Square (which is in the heart of Theatreland), this is the place to check for cheap theatre ticket deals before you check anywhere else as they are ‘official.’
There will be many other places that purport to sell Half [...]
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