When it comes to visitors from abroad, East Anglia - the counties of Cambridge, Suffolk, Norfolk and some of Essex - is surprisingly under appreciated. What a shame because the ancient kingdom of the Angles which became one of the Medieval economic centers of Britain, has loads to see and do including some of the best Medieval public buildings and houses in the country.

And it's all so close to that popular destination in the South of England - um...London.

I've put together a three-day itinerary for East Anglia that you can easily stretch to six. Or, if you are pressed for time, any leg of this journey can be done as a day trip in a pinch.

Try this three to six-day itinerary in East Anglia and you will see England in a completely new light.

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St George's Day celebrations will start kicking off this weekend, to celebrate England's patron saint.

April 23 is the official day and, for many years, no one even noticed. But with St Patrick's Day, St David's Day (Wales) and St Andrews Day (Scotland) all gaining steam, St George was bound to become a celebration worthy of note. Besides, as this picture of London Mayor Boris Johnson and British PM David Cameron illustrates, it's a great day for politicians to do a bit of schmoozing.

Now why the England's patron saint should be a Roman soldier of Greek/Turkish origins, celebrated for a dragon slaying miracle in Libya, is anybody's guess. But he's also the patron saint of Germany, Lithuania and Portugal.

St George's Day celebrations, from About April 19th onward, are taking place all over the country.
Learn where to join in the fun.

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Quaint is good, charm is nice, historic can be fabulous. But when it comes to hotel rooms and guest houses, you pay for all those things.

Everyone is tightening their belts these days and it would be a real shame if you allowed your taste for frills and extras prevent you from traveling in the United Kingdom. When you are touring - spending a night here, a night there, all you really need - and all you really need to pay for - is a series of clean, dry, reasonably equipped lodgings, well located along your route.

Why pay for the fancy lounge, the spa treatments and the pool if you won't be around long enough to use them - or if you are more interested sightseeing than lounging around your hotel?

That's when the cheaper chain hotels come into their own. The best ones provide a reliable standard of basic accommodation for an affordable price.

• Find out about the cheaper chain hotels in the UK.
• Discover more ways to save money on UK travel.

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Ever wonder what it's like to soar over the landscape like a seagull on amphetamines? You could experience that kind of adrenalin rush - or just relax and enjoy the view at Zip World, a new Welsh zip line attraction that promises the world's fastest zip wire flight and Northern Europe's longest at more than a mile.

I was too much of a coward to have a go so we asked have-a-go travel journo Helen Ochyra to,well, go for it. Read about her experience and watch her video

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