Cotswolds, England

The Cotswolds are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and rightly so. They are probably the greatest site in the entire United Kingdom for fall color. Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, is a Forestry England park in Gloucestershire's South Cotswolds. Westonbirt Arboretum, located 30 minutes from Bristol, 1.5 hours from Bath, and an accessible day trip from London, is a lovely site to experience the changing fall colors.

With over 600 acres and 2,500 tree types, you may spend hours exploring, but the greatest fall colors can be found in the Colour Circle and Acer Glade areas, or by walking around the Loop Trail. The nearby city of Gloucester, famed for its 11th-century cathedral and the rebuilt Victorian Glocester Docks, which are crowded with hip pubs and restaurants, is well worth seeing. From early October to mid-November, the hedgerows along rural lanes in the Cotswolds are a riot of color, and the trees sparkle in tones of gold, orange, and red. Visit the area's most picturesque villages, including Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Broadway, Bibury, and Lower Slaughter.