London ranks first for budget-friendly city breaks

Top 38 European destinations for travellers on a budget revealed

David Buckley

 

 

• London is the best European destination for a budget holiday. The English capital has more free attractions, tours and events than either Paris or Berlin.
   
• Edinburgh ranks 19th, while Dublin ranks 12th and Cardiff did not feature.
   
• Paris ranks second overall, and first for free accommodation, with more than 200,000 options. 

 

A leading booking platform for travel by train, bus and plane, has released a ranking of Europe’s most budget-friendly cities to visit. The findings highlight the destinations with the most free activities and amenities on offer, helping savvy travellers budget their itineraries ahead of schedule.

 

The 38 European cities selected for the study by Omio* have the highest number of arrivals every year. The cities were ranked according to the number of free attractions, tours, events, Wi-Fi hotspots, accommodation, and drinkable tap water.

 

The National Gallery fronting onto Trafalgar Square is one of London’s many free attractions as is the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace (main picture) just a 10 minute walk up The Mall away. Guard picture: Commons Wikimenia; gallery picture: London Inspire

 

The findings reveal that even some of the world’s most expensive cities to live in have a surprising number of things to do that don’t cost a penny.

Accommodation tends to be the biggest expense when booking a holiday.

 

While hostels offer an affordable alternative, couch surfing provides holidaymakers with free accommodation and the chance to learn about city life from a local. Across the 38 cities included in the ranking, almost two million hosts are offering their hospitality for free on the CouchSurfing platform. 

 

Full story: https://londoninspire.co.uk/london-ranks-first-for-best-budget-friendly-city-breaks/

 

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Earlier this year a friend and I did a 1.5 day walking tour of London, with the explicit aim of avoiding the usual tourist stops, and instead visiting out of the way and quirky places. Other than a few meals and reasonably priced pints of beers, we spent no more than a few pounds on public transport. There really is so much history available to see for free if one wants to.

Place is a dirty, overcrowded, unfriendly, expensive and in the summer, often stiflingly hot.  Glad you liked it and found it inexpensive, how I'm not sure, (good exchange rate perhaps?),  but I loath the place.  

If Boris gets his no-deal Brexit, it will be like visiting a third world country.

1 hour ago, allane said:

If Boris gets his no-deal Brexit, it will be like visiting a third world country.

It already is...come see the burkas, Hezbollah flags, emergency service attending the latest diversity stabbing...lovely place...

2 hours ago, allane said:

If Boris gets his no-deal Brexit, it will be like visiting a third world country.

It has been for several years! I say no more.