Sandwiched in between Halloween and Christmas , the eleventh month of the year gets a bad rep, thanks do its dark evenings and plummeting temperatures. But we think that’s a little unfair. There’s plenth of light in the darkness thanks to the city’s Diwali celebrations, Bonfire Night antics and Christmas light switch-ons that happen around the city at this time of year.

Autumn is an excellent time for catching blockbuster theatre and art shows, with the city’s cultural scene bursting into life even as the trees turn bare and the Regent’s Park hedgehogs go into hibernation. And November is also a great time to check out all the skating rinks , Christmas markets and all manner of winter pop-ups opening around the city, before the hordes of festive tourists de

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