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Money saving

Practical London guides tagged Money saving.

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A bottomless brunch table: two people raising cocktails over a full English, eggs royale, pancakes and an espresso martini

Food and drink

Bottomless Brunch in London: 38 Deals Compared by Price and Time

Every London bottomless brunch price read off the venue's own booking page — the exact cost, the exact time limit, what the drinks list actually covers, and the small print that shortens your session.

  • Bottomless brunch
  • Brunch
  • Food and drink
  • Money saving
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A young child at a laid dining table raising a glass of orange juice, with a platter of vegetables and family members around them

Food and drink

Kids Eat Free in London: Every Restaurant Deal, Checked

Every kids-eat-free and kids-eat-for-£1 offer with a London branch, read off the operator's own website — the exact terms, the adult spend you have to make, the age limits, and the ten central London branches that are excluded by name.

  • Family
  • Children
  • Restaurant deals
  • Cheap eats
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An empty restaurant dining room in the evening, tables laid with wine glasses and napkins under warm lighting, every chair unoccupied

Food and drink

Off-Peak Restaurant Apps in London: First Table, EatClub and the Rest

The apps that discount London's empty tables, tested against their own terms — real booking fees, what the 50% actually covers, which slots exist, and the service charge clause that quietly takes some of it back.

  • Restaurant deals
  • Restaurant apps
  • First table
  • Eatclub
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The orange and red corner frontage of Babel Grill House on Brick Lane, next to a street-art mural

Food and drink

Restaurant Discount Cards in London: Tastecard vs Gourmet Society vs Meerkat Meals vs NeoTaste

Every paid restaurant discount card tested against the London list — real prices, the exclusions in the small print, how many restaurants actually take each one in W1, WC2, SE1, E1 and SW1, and which is worth it.

  • Restaurant deals
  • Discount cards
  • Tastecard
  • Cheap eats
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The terracotta facade of Harrods on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge on a wet day, with lit window displays along the ground floor

Plan your trip

Tax-Free Shopping in London: There Is No VAT Refund — Here's What Actually Works

Visitors cannot claim the 20% VAT back on shopping in London and have not been able to since January 2021. What replaced it, which shops take the VAT off at the till, what duty free is actually worth, and what you pay when you get home.

  • Shopping
  • VAT refund
  • Tax free shopping
  • Duty free
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The lit facade of the Noel Coward Theatre at night, with an audience gathering outside before a performance

Things to do

London Theatre: How to Choose a Show and Pay Less for It

How to pick a show worth your evening and pay less for it — the official TKTS booth, going midweek rather than Saturday, and why where you sit matters as much as what you see.

  • Theatre
  • West End
  • Cheap tickets
  • Things to do
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The train shed at St Pancras International, with platforms and the Victorian ironwork roof above

Getting around London

National Rail 2FOR1: How to Actually Get Two-for-One on London Attractions

The 2FOR1 scheme explained properly — why Oyster and contactless do not qualify, which attractions are included, which ones are only a third off, and when it is not worth the trouble.

  • 2FOR1
  • Days Out Guide
  • National Rail
  • Attraction discounts
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An overhead view of a shared mezze spread on a patterned tiled table - flatbreads, falafel, hummus, a sliced chicken flatbread and bowls of dips

Food and drink

London Restaurant Deals: Set Lunch and Pre-Theatre Menus

Verified fixed-price menus across London — set lunch, pre-theatre and early evening — from £12.50 to Michelin-starred, with the real prices, the days and times they run, and what the same food costs at dinner.

  • Restaurant deals
  • Set lunch
  • Pre-theatre
  • Cheap eats
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