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By Ferne Arfin, About.com

For the latest money saving deals, check out the Best UK Hot Deals Page.

Meanwhile, these UK Hot Deals are still available to save you money:

Save money - and the planet - along Hadrian's Wall

Save $$ and reduce your carbon footprint on the Hadrian's Wall AD122 Country Bus along the northern border of the Roman Empire from Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway. The bus visits all the major attractions on the World Heritage Site. Single fare is £1. Rover tickets, for 1, 3 or 7 days unlimited travel start at £7.50 (£15 for a family of 5).Buy tickets onboard. Telephone +44 (0) 1434 322 002 or visit their website for the timetable.

It's Free! My Favorite Phrase

When it comes to saving money, nothing beats that little four-letter word "Free". Visit Wales, the official Welsh Tourism organization, is clued up on that. In connection with the launch of their new website, they've produced a list of the Top 20 Free Attractions in Wales.

The attractions are mostly family friendly. And all provide a live link for more information. Check out their website.

Stay in an Eco-Friendly Barn

For only £7 per person per night (year round), Lakeland Camping Barns will put you up in a former stable, corn store or cattle byre, in the Lake District, converted to self-catering accommodation for 8 to 18 people. The barns are owned and run by local farmers. They are basic but provide watertight sleeping, cooking/eating and washing areas in historic buildings and stunning areas. The newest in the network, Wythmoor, is an eco-friendly conversion of a 19th century barn, northeast of Kendal, with solar panels for hot water, underfloor heating from a ground source heat pump and electricity from a wind turbine. For more details - including a virtual tour of all the barns - and to book, visit their website or telephone +44 (0)1946 758 198.

Freedom of the Fairways 2008

Between April 1 and October 31,Visit Scottish Borders has 2 and 5 day, Freedom of the Fairways passes. Play 36 holes in 5 days for about £12 per round. A 3-day golf passport, good for 6 rounds over three consecutive weekdays (4 rounds on weekends), costs £88 (£44 juniors) . The 5-day passport, for 10 rounds over five consecutive weekdays (8 rounds on weekends) cost £120 (£70 juniors). Seniors over 55 can buy 3-day, 3-round passes for £55 or 5-day, 5-round passes for £70. Passes can be purchased online.

On Your Bike

The refurbished Selkirk Arms, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland - within 15 minutes of Scotland's 7 Stanes Mountain Bike Trails - offers mountain bikers a competitively priced Great Escape package from May to October. Book for 3 nights, at £265 per person, and in additional to accommodations, bed and breakfast, the hotel will throw in two days mountain bike rental, a river cruise and free entry to Threave Gardens or Broughton House. Visit their website for more information and telephone (+44 (0)1557 330402) or email reception@selkirkarmshotel.co.uk to book the deal, making sure to specify all the package details in your email. For other online bookings, click here.

Every Little Helps

An Oxford or Cambridge Visitor Card saves you £1 or £2 here, 10 or 20% there. The available discounts and special offers may seem small but, at £3 each, so is your investment. And there are loads of places to use them - 40 shops, restaurants and attractions in Oxford and 70 in Cambridge. The cards are valid for up to three weeks - so there is plenty of time for them to earn their purchase price. As the British say, "Every little helps".

Buy the Oxford Visitor Card online or at the Oxford Information Center, 15-16 Broad Street. Buy the Cambridge card online, at the Cambridge Borders, 12-13 Market Street, or at the Grafton Centre Information Desk.

And now for something completely different

Under the Thatch has 23 unusual and affordable self-catering properties in Wales - ranging from rustic log cabins and 17th century farmhouses to converted railway cars, restored Romany caravans and even a circus showman's wagon. Many of the traditional cottages are thatch-roofed and some, with their white-washed and pink-washed walls, look like they were last inhabited by hobbits or elves. Their packages start as low as £25 per night and they regularly post very good last minute deals and special offers on their website. These remote and original accommodations are good value as romantic getaways or bases.

Leave it to the Scots to help you save

Buy a Scottish Citylink Explorer Pass for unlimited free coach travel in Scotland and you get local bus discounts and youth hostel savings as well. The pass, which starts at £35 for three days travel out of five, also comes in 5 and 8-day versions. It gives free, unlimited access to Citylink's 400 daily journeys, connecting 200 cities and towns in Scotland. For more details or to buy one online, check out the Scottish Citylink website.

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