Travelodge now offer guests free wifi in the Bar Cafes of their UK hotels. I tried the free wifi at the Travelodge Edinburgh West End in September 2011 and the signal was excellent. The free access is restricted to 512kb download speeds and a 78mb download limit per 24 hours period. I didn’t find that [...]

There are £19 rooms on offer in Premier Inn Autumn 2011 Sale. The sale runs until Monday 26 September 2011 for stays between 23rd September 2011 – 29th February 2012 at selected hotels.  I managed to book a couple of £19 rooms in a previous Premier Inn promotion, at Premier Inn Edinburgh Leith and Premier [...]

The Black Bull pub is located in the hamlet of Etal in North Northumberland and is the only thatched pub in the county. We had lunch there on a weekday in late August 2011. Exterior of The Black Bull

The United Kingdom (UK) comprises of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  If you’re looking for ideas for what to do in the UK, here are some great travel tips from the Europe a la Carte team. ENGLAND Cool Off at the Diana Memorial Fountain, Hyde Park You may dangle your feet in the refreshing [...]

As someone from far away – Australia – it took me a couple of trips to England to learn that there is so much more to the nation than just the capital city of London. And for Englanders, I think it’s sometimes all to easy to think a holiday should involve leaving the country. However [...]

Cleanliness may be next to godliness but it can also be very boring as all little children know. Filth is much more fascinating; which is why the current (until the end of August 2011) ‘DIRT’ exhibition at the Wellcome Collection is such an alluring show. Andrea Kirkby tells us about her recent visit to the [...]

I can’t believe that it’s taken more than five years of living in Berwick upon Tweed to get around to visiting Chain Bridge Honey Farm which lies around three miles outside the town, easily accessible from the A1. I did try to visit one weekend in low season but it’s only open on weekdays from [...]

We’re stayed in Helensburgh on the west coast of Scotland on a three night budget Summer UK staycation at the end of July 2011. I managed to book a Travelodge room for £19 a night in early March 2011 by following one of my money saving travel tips of signing up to receive travel companies’ email [...]

UK budget hotel chain Premier Inn, highly rated by Europe a la Carte readers, has some £29 rooms on offer for Sunday night stays, in selected hotels during August 2011, in their Summer Sundays promotion. Below are some of destinations with £29 rooms up for grabs, with links to our tips for things to do [...]

In decades past, the Welsh capital of Cardiff may have been considered an industrial city without much to see, but it’s really changed and is fast becoming one of Britain’s major tourist destinations. Along with a renewed interest in Wales and Welsh culture, it’s also a very green city and is great to visit in [...]