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ENGLAND

Bargain Travel Europe is based on the idea that travel is about discovery and to travel well, you have to know where you want to go and what you want to do. Here you’ll find the stories of destinations, things to do, see, and tips to save in England.

Regions
Think of travel in Britain as regions. The Heart of England and West of London offers the Cotswolds, Oxford, Warwick and Stratford and Stoke-on-Trent and the upper Thames River. Explore the North of England from Manchester, Leeds or York, to the Lakes and the Peak District. The Midlands and East of England takes you from Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest to the historic college town of Cambridge and villages of East Anglia. To the southeast of London lies Kent and Sussex, with Bath and Bristol, Devon and Cornwall to the southwest. Wales to the west.

Accomodation
Unique bed & breakfasts, guest houses, historic hotels in or near castles, heritage towns and stately homes can be found all over the United Kingdom, providing a memorable stay. Or if just looking to get about and save money budget hotel chains like Premier Inn and Holiday Inn Express can be found in convenient locations with rooms from around £30-45 a night.

Getting About
Britrail is the main train system in Britain. Other trains are operated on some lines like Virgin Trains, mostly main lines to the north from Euston station. Rail travel was born in England, making getting around the country without a car easy and commonplace, though the rail system in Britain is laid out with main lines extending out from London rather like the spokes of a wheel, with different lines departing from various stations depending on the direction you’re going. BritRail Passes offer unlimited and flexible rail travel and discounts for families, seniors, and young people. British friends or relatives can get 50% off as well. The Eurostarunder the English Channel gets you to France, Belgium and Holland in under two hours.

Buses are a cost effective alternative to cover long distances, often cheaper than the train. National Express and Megabus offer fares as low as £1 if booked in advance. If you prefer your own wheels, Easycar and Sixt have competitive rates as well as Europcar, Hertz and Avis. Driving can be a great way to get off the beaten track, see the countryside and visit those quant little villages. The right hand drive if you’re used to the other side takes a little getting used to, but you settle in after awhile. The main auto routes are fast, and unlike France and Italy, toll-free.

Discounts
If you like history, England is steeped in it wherever you go. A Great British Heritage Pass can be a good investment, with the low price made up on as little as two stops. For an overall 20% discount to many attractions, activities and restaurants, the Discount Britain pass is easy and totally free!

London - South England

FLYING OVER LONDON ROOFTOPS
British Airways London Eye

The spectacular views from the worlds highest observation wheel.

SIGHTSEEING ON THE THAMES
River Cruises from Big Ben to Greenwich

Sights along London's famous river.

TOWER OF LONDON

Famous tourist destination new exhibit on executions at London's Tower.

TOWER OF LONDON TO MORTIMER'S HOLE
Roger Mortimer nearly overthrew the monarchy but met a traitor's fate at the Tower

WATSON! THE BREW IS AFOOT!

The Sherlock Holmes Pub
For Sherlockiana fans a can't miss stop in London

LONDON THRILLER – HITCHCOCK SLEPT HERE
Fans of the master of suspense can find and stay next to the film genius' London home.

LONDON'S SECRET GARDEN
Kensington Rooftop Gardens

Preserved historic rooftop gardens on Kensington High Street with popular restaurant and night club.

LONDON'S MARITIME MUSEUM AND ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Greenwich time and family activities at Britain's national Maritime Museum

DICKENS WORLD KENT
Attraction based on the life and books of Charles Dickens in his boyhood town.

THE CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM LONDON
Where the great author wrote Oliver Twist, letter artffacts, live readings and exhibitions.

TOUR LONDON'S HISTORIC PUBS
Best historic London pubs favorites of Dickens, Hogarth, Queen Elizabeth.

SAMPLE BRITAIN'S HAUNTED HOTELS
Ghosts seem to be hidden everywhere in haunt happy England

BLISSFUL BREAKS AT BRITAIN’S BOUTIQUE HOTELS
Boutique Hotels throughout the UK.

HEAD WEST OF LONDON
Tour historic spots from Birmingham to Dover.

FAMILY ANCESTOR SEARCH TRAVEL IN BRITAIN
Finding the origin your ancestors - a vacation of discovery.

VISIT BRITAIN ROYAL TOUR SIGHTS
Self-guide your own tour of British Royalty sight-seeing.

KING TUTANKAMUN COMES TO O2
King Tut and his golden goods return to the UK

BRITISH MUSEUM FIRST EMPEROR EXHIBIT
Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin until April 08

LONDON SIGHTSEEING BY BUS TOUR
Best Ways to See London from a Double-Decker

HAMLEYS TOY STORE
London’s Famous Toy Wonderland

CHURCHILL MUSEUM AND CABINET WAR ROOMS
Sir Winston's Underground Command Center for WWII

THE ROYAL MEWS
British Royal Family Coaches on Display in London

TATTERSHALL CASTLE BAR & NIGHT CLUB
Paddlewheel Steamer Pub on the Thames Embankment

MARY SHELLEY TOURING SIGHTS IN LONDON
St. Pancras Church and the real “birth” of Frankenstein

SHERLOCK HOLMES HOTEL
What if the fictional detective ran a Bar & Grill?

MONEY SAVING BUDGET TRAVEL TIPS UK
Leave a little extra in your pockets

BIG BEN'S BIRTHDAY
Visting Parliament and the Clock Tower

Touring the Parliament and the Famous Clock Tower

SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM LONDON - 221b BAKER STREET
Recreated Rooms of Literary Detective and Souvenirs

SHERLOCK HOLMES MOVIE LOCATIONS TRAIL
Follow the Film Trail of the Famous Detective

West England - Oxfordshire - Warwickshire - Cotswolds

OXFORD COLLEGE TOWN
Visit Britain's most famous university town with a 1000 year history

BLENHEIM PALACE
Walk a mile in Winston Churchill’s slippers

Baroque palace of 1st Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire, birthplace of Sir Winston.

STEAM TRAINSPOTTING IN OXFORDSHIRE
Didcot Railway Center
For steam rail enthusiasts the Didcot centre is one of England's most complete.

ENGLISH KINGS & ALE, WITCHCRAFT AND FOOTBALL
B&B with a bit'o history - Stapleton's Chantry North Moreton
A bed and breakfast with an 800 year history in one of Oxfordshire's historic small villages

UP RIVER WITHOUT AN OAR
Rowing and Revolution at Henley-on-Thames

The home to England's rowing rivalry on the countryside River Thames with a hotel that has been host to three kings of history.

ETTINGTON PARK
Sleep To The Manor Born

Magnificent historic manor house hotel in Warwickshire, close to Stratford, Blenheim Palace, the Cotswolds and Warwick

THE STRATFORD MAN
Literature’s greatest mystery - Did He or Didn’t He?

A visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon is a must for Shakespeare fans, but does this well trod tourist sight hide a secret.

WARWICK CASTLE - TUDOR AGE
England's best preserved Medieval Castle

600 YEARS OF HOSPITALITY AND HISTORY
The Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick

Half-Timbered medieval home for wounded soldiers and once the center for Warwickshire trade guilds founded by Richard II

DORCHESTER-ON-THAMES
Traditional coaching inn antique center.

KENILWORTH CASTLE
The Leichester Gatehouse and Elizabethan Gardens reopen.

WINDSOR CASTLE
Stop by the Queen’s House for Tea

The oldest largest occupied royal castle.

BIKING STRATFORD AND COTSWOLDS
Stratford Cycle Hire

Bicycle Rental and Touring in Warwickshire

WALKING STRATFORD
Stratford-Upon-Avon Shakespeare Houses and Walks

Try the hometown of the bard of Avon on foot.

NARROWBOAT CANAL CRUISING
Self-Drive Canal Boat Hire Vacation - Nantwich

Empress Holidays on the Canals of West England

THE BEAR HOTEL - WOODSTOCK OXFORDSHIRE
Romantic Hideaway of Medieval Kings and Movie Queens

LITTLECOTE HOUSE HOTEL - BERKSHIRE - HENRY VIII & WWII
Elizabethan Romantic Historic Getaway on the Cotswold Border

Midlands - East England - East Anglia - Peak District

DONINGTON PARK RACING CAR MUSEUM - EAST MIDLANDS
Grand Prix Exhibition - Best F1 Car Collection
One of the most impressice race car collections anywhere.

NEWSTEAD ABBEY
Lord Byron's Haunted Mansion near Sherwood Forest

The beautful home of the Scandalous Romantic Poet

CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE MATLOCK
50 Years of Trams History in the Peak District

DUXFORD AIR MUSEUM
England's Largest Air History Museu
m

CASTLE HEDINGHAM - HALSTEAD
Norman Keep of Essex - Edward DeVere Birthplace

Was Hedingham the real birthlace of Shakespeare?

LAVENHAM
Preserved Medieval Village of Suffolk

Wool Made it Rich, now a tourist center in East Anglia

BURGHLEY HOUSE
Grand Elizabethan Manor of William Cecil - Lord Burghley
One of the great houses of English Political Figures

MAJOR OAK OF SHERWOOD FOREST
Real Robin Hood Legend in Nottingham

Visit Nottingham's Sherwood Forest Hideout of the Outlaw of Legends

North England - Cumbria - Northumberland - Yorkshire

LANGLEY CASTLE
Castle Hotel & Restaurant
Northumberland
14th Century Castle Hotel close to Hadrian's Wall.

LUMLEY CASTLE
Castle Hotel in Durham County

14th Century/Elizabethan era Castle Hotel

MUNCASTER CASTLE
Haunted Castle B&B in Cumbria and World Owl Trust.

HOGHTON TOWER
Castle where King James dubbed a side of beef "Sirloin"

LAKELAND MOTOR MUSEUM
British Motoring Museum in the Lake District.

RIPLEY CASTLE AND BOARS HEAD INN
Preserved Private Castle and Romantic Inn Hotel in Yorkshire Dales.

KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE RUINS
Plantagenet Kings and Queens hunting castle near Harrogate.

HEXHAM ABBEY
Old Saxon Kings to Present Market Days in Northumberland.

YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM
Aviation History at former RAF Bomber Base

MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
History of steam engines and aviation.

OLD TRAFFORD MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester United Football Museum and Tour

CHESTER WALLED HISTORY - CHESHIRE
England's Fanciful Tourist Gem near the Peak District

HACK GREEN SECRET NUCLEAR BUNKER - CHESHIRE
Cold War Exhibit Atomic Age Lives Underground

LIVERPOOL - BEATLES TOWN FOREVER
Mathew Street Cavern Club to The Beatles Story and Magical Mystery Tour.

CHRISTAKIS TAVERNA & ST. PETERSBURG RESTAURANTS
Two entertaining restaurants in party town Liverpool.

ALBERT DOCK MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL
Liverpool's most popular attraction Albert Dock Museums and Restaurants for a day out

WALKING YORK'S WALLS
Start your explorations of York's 2,000 years of English history by take a walk along the great walls.

HADRIAN’S WALL
Hiking, Biking and Digging Roman History
Natural touring stops in England's North Country

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILROAD
Steam Heritage Railway in England’s Northeast

CASTLE HOWARD
Yorkshire Grand Palace and Gardens

One of the grandest family home palaces in North England

LIVERPOOL’S LINER HOTEL
Ship Theme Hotel convenient to Liverpool Rail and Sights

OLD ENGLAND HOTEL
Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District

RUSHPOOL HALL HOTEL
Victorian Manor House Hotel Saltburn-By-The-Sea Tees Valley

THE SALTBURN SMUGGLERS
Smugglers Experience Heritage North Yorkshire

BEECH HILL HOTEL
View Hotel on the Shores of Lake Windermere Cumbria

YORK GHOST WALKS AND DUNGEON
Scares in England’s Most Haunted City

CHETHAMS LIBRARY & MUSIC SCHOOL MANCHESTER
Unique building of curious history - Karl Marx and Devils Hoof-Print

BEAMISH OPEN AIR HISTORY MUSEUM
Go Back in Time in County Durham

YORK NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
Steam Locomotives and other Great Wheels

DURHAM CASTLE VIEWS AND STAYS
Visiting the Prince Bishops' University Town

LOCOMOTION NORTH ENGLAND RAIL HISTORY
National Railway Museum Shildon Durham

DURHAM CATHEDRAL - ENGLAND'S GREAT NORMAN CHURCH
North England icon and Treasures of
St Cuthbert

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
War Timeline at Manchester Salford Quays

BEATRIX POTTER'S LAKE DISTRICT
Potter and Peter Rabbit Touring Windermere to Ambleside

CARS OF THE STARS MUSEUM KESWICK
Hollywood’s Famous Vehicles in Cumbria England

LAKESIDE & HAVERTHWAITE RAILWAY WINDERMERE
Steam Train Rides in the Cumbria Lake District

THREE KESWICK GUEST HOUSES
Family owneed B&Bs in the heart of Keswick in the Lakes

DALEMAIN MANOR HOUSE AND ENGLISH GARDENS
Medieval and Georgian House in Lakeland Fells

ULLSWATER STEAMERS LAKE CRUISES & HIKING
Cruising and Hiking The Lake District's Most Beautiful Lake

WHITBY ABBEY - NORTH YORKSHIRE COAST
Dracula, Captain Cook, The Moors and Gothic Golf

BETTYS CAFE & TEA ROOMS HARROGATE
Famous Yorkshire Sweets and Tea Shop since 1919


NIDD HALL - YORKSHIRE DALES

Knaresborough Hotel with Royal Tryst History

WALES

PORTMEIRION VILLAGE AND GARDEN
"The Prisoner" Village Hotel and Cottages in North Wales


PENTRE-MAWR FARMHOUSE SNOWDONIA B&B
Snowdonia Country Farm Bed & Breakfast

WALES IN WINTER DISCOUNTS DEAL
American Airlines and Travel Wales

HARLECH CASTLE WALES SNOWDONIA COAST
Edward I’s Toughest Ring of Iron Fortress

THE CASTLE HOTEL CONWY
Shakespeare and Dawson's Bar & Cuisine North Wales

PLAS MAWR ELIZABETHAN TOWNHOUSE OF CONWY
Preserved and Haunted Tudor Mansion

BEAUMARIS CASTLE & OLD TOWN
Medieval Fortress Gem on Anglesey Isle

RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL
Haunted Victorian Castle Hotel with Prince of Wales History

CONWY CASTLE
Great Turreted Walls of Edward I

ST DEINIOL’S RESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Gladstone’s Legacy - A Bed and a Good Book

HOME FRONT EXPERIENCE WWII MUSEUM LLANDUDNO
Fascinating little Museum in Wales Seaside Resort


GREAT ORME TRAMWAY & COOPER MINES
Resort Historic Cable Car and Bronze Age Copper Mines


LLANGOLLEN STEAM HERITAGE RAILWAY
Scenic Train Rides along the River Dee Valley

CAERNARFON CASTLE - PRINCE AND FUSILIERS
Edward I's Most famous castle of the Iron Ring

TRAVEL TIPS & EXTRAS:

GREAT BRITISH HERITAGE PASS
Save on Seeing Britain’s Great Historic Sights

DAY TRIPS FROM LONDON
Places to Go With a Day from the City


BMI’S MANCHESTER GATEWAY TO THE UK
Avoid Heathrow and Discover Northern England

BEWARE RYANAIR - DISCOUNT AIRLINES

THE LONDON PASS.

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