Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.
AVOIDBGEENTS Bg sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.Astandard double room at the ThistleBighton on the final Friday of the BightonCmedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Boking.com.A week later, the same room cost £118.15.
If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.
STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
Dn’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Boking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s CntraleEston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95.A room just a tube journey away at itsCvent Garden hotel was £75.75.Ad at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.
LOOK A TER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London,Einburgh and Crdiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events.A an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat onEinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.
GET ONABKE London’s ‘Bris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.
Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Crdiff free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day. (358 words) 【題組】57. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.
(A) a hotel away from the train station (B) the tube line to Cvent Garden
(C) an ideal holiday destination (D) the name of a travel agency
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