Where to go in April

Tropical Islands Resort, Germany

Surreal, warm, unashamedly artificial

13°C in April · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · one or two nights

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St Brelade's Bay, Jersey

Gentle, sheltered, bucket-and-spade

12°C in April · 11h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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London, England

Vast, layered, endlessly walkable

13°C in April · 11h from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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A working farm stay, Devon, England

Muddy boots, salt air, early starts

13°C in April · 10h 55m from Los Angeles · a week

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Low-rise, cycled, candlelit, considered

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

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Flat, brick, bicycle powered

12°C in April · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Wild, unspoilt, quietly perfect

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

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Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pastel, breezy, cheerfully traditional

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

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The Cotswolds, England

Honey-stoned, hedged, gently prosperous

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

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Phantasialand, Germany

Detailed, intense, surprisingly beautiful

13°C in April · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · a day trip from cologne

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Oblivion and The Smiler rollercoasters among trees at Alton Towers

Alton Towers, England

Gothic grounds, serious coasters

12°C in April · 10h 50m from Los Angeles · two days

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Munich, Germany

Orderly, green, beer-scented

13°C in April · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Utrecht and the Veluwe, the Netherlands

Flat, green, effortlessly civilised

13°C in April · 11h 15m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Cornwall, England

Salt-blown, sandy, seaside nostalgia

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

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Legoland Billund, Denmark

Cheerful, orderly, built for children

11°C in April · 11h 10m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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County Kerry, Ireland

Green, wet, warm-hearted, wild-edged

12°C in April · 10h 20m from Los Angeles · a week

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Snowdon Mountain Railway, Wales

Steam-hauled, weather-dependent, quietly heroic

12°C in April · 10h 40m from Los Angeles · a day trip from eryri or anglesey

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A farm cottage in Snowdonia, Wales

Wild, woolly, wood smoke and weather

12°C in April · 10h 40m from Los Angeles · a week

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Stockholm, Sweden

Watery, orderly, quietly stylish

8°C in April · 11h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut, Austria

Green lakes, cog railways, alpine order

13°C in April · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights

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Les Gets, France

Woody, friendly, unpretentious

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

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Morzine, France

Sociable, family-run, snow-dependent

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

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The Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Vertical, orderly, meadow-scented

12°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · a week

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Grindelwald, Switzerland

Alpine, vertical, farm-scented

10°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Söll, Austria

Cheerful, gentle, loud after four

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

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Megève, France

Elegant, understated, village-scaled

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

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Alpine, painted, briskly outdoorsy

11°C in April · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–5 nights

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Ben A'an, Trossachs, Scotland

Small hill, enormous view

9°C in April · 10h 25m from Los Angeles · a day trip from glasgow or stirling

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Zell am See, Austria

Lakeside, family-friendly, snow-sure

11°C in April · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a week

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Mount Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland

Alpine, family-friendly, cheerfully touristy

9°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 2 nights, or a day trip from lucerne

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Wengen, Switzerland

Slow, alpine, quietly old-fashioned

8°C in April · 11h 55m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights

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Seceda ridgeline, Dolomites, Italy

Airy, pastoral, absurdly photogenic

9°C in April · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · a day trip from val gardena

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Alpbach, Austria

Carved timber, cowbells, deep quiet

10°C in April · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Saalbach, Austria

Sociable, rolling, loudly Austrian

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

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Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

Small, gentle, good value alpine

8°C in April · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · a long weekend, or a week in winter

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Seefeld, Austria

Sunny, unhurried, quietly comfortable

9°C in April · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 4–7 nights

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