Clothes to take for England

Hi people,

I will be in England between 20th September and 6th October, and will have the 1st 5 days in Windermere (Lake District), then 4 nights in York and the last week that is from 29th Sept to 6th October in London. I will be wearing layers for sure in the morning, but will a waterproof jacket be fine as well to take with me? For the evenings is a good jacket, not skiing jacket or too padded jacket, fine as well?

Depends what you are used to in "not specified" land. Some people will still be wearing light jackets (if not shorts & t-shirt) but if you come from a country where 40C is a tadge on the low side then you'll feel cold.

The (virtual) certainty is that you'll need something to keep the rain and wind off and that the temperature and all other bits of the weather will change frequently so coming dressed as Nanook of the North is going to cause you problems during the warmer times

I'm from Malta and normally between September/October we are still hitting the 25 degrees Celcius

I've been in southern England during the same time of year that you will be visiting.

I didn't want to carry a jacket because of its bulkiness, so I took a good lightweight sweater. On most days, I wore a T-shirt and a long sleeved shirt -- rolling the sleeves up around midday, or taking the shirt off if really hot. At nights, I found the sweater (with T-shirt & shirt) was enough t keep warm.

In that part of the world at that time of the year, having something waterproof would be an extremely good idea.

A skiing jacket is going over the top.

One assumes you're not going up on to the hills in the Lake District?

I have lived here since 1942 and I can assure you that it is impossible to predict the weather here even 3 days in advance.

At worst it can be cold and damp , at best warm and dry - you can take your pick.

Edited by: Grahamapoole

I was in London end Sept beginning Oct a couple of years back - it was that hot and stuffy I was rinsing the one t-shirt I had out every night. The nights were extremely warm reminded me of a hot summer's eve here in Australia.

We had previously been in Scotland, had a few cold days which required a light weight jacket most of the time though it wasn't needed.

The thing is you are asking about weather and no one can predict what it will be like at any given time. Just be prepared for all eventualities.

Bring lots of layers, an umbrella and a rain coat. If you hope to do anything outdoors, wellie boots would be useful.

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Wellies are rather extreme and uncomfortable, I dont even own any but I wouldn't dispute your sentiment.

it was that hot and stuffy I was rinsing the one t-shirt I had out every night.

Given you can easily buy t-shirts in the UK for £5 or less why didn't you just buy some more?

I work in Windermere and at the moment we're all walking around in t-shirts, its still rather warm and humid! In 4 weeks time it still could be lovely weather, sometimes our Autumn weather is better than the summer!

you definitely don't need a ski jacket, but don't forget your waterproof jacket (we carry these around with us 365 days of the year!) and if you're planning on doing any walking, bring waterproof trousers too.

Otherwise just normal clothes (i.e. t-shirt and jumper, with a warm coat/jacket if needed) will be fine. Umbrellas are pretty useless here since it's often too windy.

Given you can easily buy t-shirts in the UK for £5 or less why didn't you just buy some more

a good question. I didn't want any of the tacky tourist t-shirts you can get and the stores had lots of winter stock. I travel with my son who has a disability - shopping isn't something that he likes to do, unless it is in a souvenir shop and we are looking for him.

That week, was extremely hot and stuffy, we ended up at Brighton for some sea air on one day - basically I had to get out of London. Before heading home we headed to Paris for a day trip - it was worse over there, as an Australian and coming from winter, I wasn't prepared for the heat.

As the transitional period between summer and winter, things start to get a little colder and milder in the autumn. Some days the weather will resemble summer, others will be cold. It’s time to think about a woolly hat and the light waterproof jacket. If you’re a skirt and dress person rather than a trouser person, then leggings and opaque tights start to make an appearance to make outfits a little warmer. Scarves are extremely useful – sometimes when it’s not quite cold enough for a coat, then a jumper or cardigan combined with a hat and a scarf will do.
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It rains a lot in Windermere. Be prepared for sudden downpours.

No matter where we go in the world, we always carry a pack-a-mac, or whatever the type is called. Anyway, it's a lightweight plastic jacket and hood, which rolls up small enough to carry in a little bag, which is provided.

As everyone has said, our weather is always unpredictable.

Do you mean a 'nice' jacket for going out to dinner in? If you do, I wouldn't bother unless you are that interested in fashion. A lightweight showerproof will be fine over layers. Even where I live in Cornwall, you can never tell. Went for a longish walk on Saturday, started in a T shirt and a cotton jumper and a gilet (they are very useful BTW). Within an hour I had discarded the gilet, and not long after, the jumper for the next two hours walked in just a T shirt and sat outside a pub for a while. Needed the jumper to walk home in and as the evening cooled, the gilet came back on.....

Thanks all.