Plan your getaway to London in January for the cheapest combination of flights and hotel.

London doesn’t need the sun to shine. Not only are all the typical attractions much less crowded in January, but the January sales on some of the most famous shopping streets in the world are in full swing. When your feet have had enough, turn off the main thoroughfare and find a local pub. Tuck into a traditional pub lunch, have a pint – or a cup of tea – and soak up the real London. If you’re there for the 25th, you’d better like whisky – Burns Night celebrates Scotland’s most famous poet.

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