"Dave" wrote

Hello,
I'm planning a visit the UK. Can anyone give information regarding
weather and climate conditions during October . Are gardens still open
for visiting -- leaves till on trees, Autumn colour?
Any advice much appreciated.
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I presume you are posting from Canada by your address. Whilst most of your
Country has a Continental type climate and is quite predictable ours is a
Maritime climate governed by the Gulf Stream and very unpredictable such
that one town can have blue sky and the next heavy rain, one part of the
country can have temperatures in the low teens and other parts be in the 20s
and the next day it can reverse. It's why it's said if you can live here you
can live anywhere.
There are some generalisations though, the West is usually wetter than the
East and has slightly milder winters, the East is usually hotter especially
the South East whilst the North is generally colder.
October we are into Autumn, if we get an Indian Summer it can still be
glorious but it can also be winter like. Most gardens will be looking a bit
sad by then with most plants well past their best and some going into winter
dormancy. Yes there should be autumn colour about.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK