Where to go in November

Gardaland, Italy

Loud, green, cheerfully Italian

13°C in November · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a day or two within a lake garda week

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Lake Garda, Italy

Big, breezy, made for families

13°C in November · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a week

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Bernina Express, Switzerland to Italy

Slow, engineered, absurdly scenic

13°C in November · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a full day, or 2–3 nights split along the route

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The Cotswolds, England

Honey-stoned, hedged, gently prosperous

12°C in November · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · a long weekend

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London, England

Vast, layered, endlessly walkable

11°C in November · 11h from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Terme Čatež, Slovenia

Steamy, splashy, unpretentious

11°C in November · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Brittany, France

Breezy, green, bucket-and-spade

12°C in November · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · a week or more

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Puy du Fou, France

Theatrical, ambitious, ride-free

12°C in November · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Lake Bled, Slovenia

Postcard-pretty, compact, easy

10°C in November · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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A Tyrolean farmhouse, Austria

Cowbells, hay and early mornings

11°C in November · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · a week

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Disneyland Paris, France

Nostalgic, polished, unmistakably Disney

11°C in November · 11h 25m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Normandy, France

Green, buttery, quietly historic

11°C in November · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · a week

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Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary

Grand, steamy, cheerfully public

9°C in November · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · half a day, within a city break

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Vienna, Austria

Formal, comfortable, deeply civilised

9°C in November · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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A working farm stay, Devon, England

Muddy boots, salt air, early starts

11°C in November · 10h 55m from Los Angeles · a week

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Seceda ridgeline, Dolomites, Italy

Airy, pastoral, absurdly photogenic

8°C in November · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a day trip from val gardena

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Cornwall, England

Salt-blown, sandy, seaside nostalgia

12°C in November · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · a week

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Prague, Czechia

Gothic, golden, cheerfully beery

9°C in November · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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St Brelade's Bay, Jersey

Gentle, sheltered, bucket-and-spade

13°C in November · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Flat, brick, bicycle powered

11°C in November · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Efteling, Netherlands

Fairytale, detailed, quietly magical

11°C in November · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 1-2 nights

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Europa-Park, Germany

Ambitious, polished, pan-European

11°C in November · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Rulantica, Germany

Warm, Norse-themed, cheerfully loud

11°C in November · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · a day, or two with europa-park

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Phantasialand, Germany

Detailed, intense, surprisingly beautiful

10°C in November · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · a day trip from cologne

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Utrecht and the Veluwe, the Netherlands

Flat, green, effortlessly civilised

10°C in November · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Tropical Islands Resort, Germany

Surreal, warm, unashamedly artificial

8°C in November · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · one or two nights

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Munich, Germany

Orderly, green, beer-scented

9°C in November · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pastel, breezy, cheerfully traditional

12°C in November · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–4 nights

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Therme Erding, Germany

Warm, palm-lined, gleefully artificial

9°C in November · 12h from Los Angeles · a full day, or an overnight from munich

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Zell am See, Austria

Lakeside, family-friendly, snow-sure

9°C in November · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a week

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The Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Vertical, orderly, meadow-scented

10°C in November · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a week

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Low-rise, cycled, candlelit, considered

8°C in November · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Wild, unspoilt, quietly perfect

12°C in November · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · a day out from a 3–4 night pembrokeshire base

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Oblivion and The Smiler rollercoasters among trees at Alton Towers

Alton Towers, England

Gothic grounds, serious coasters

9°C in November · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · two days

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Alpine, painted, briskly outdoorsy

9°C in November · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–5 nights

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Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut, Austria

Green lakes, cog railways, alpine order

9°C in November · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights

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