April in Britain is a glorious mood swing. One minute you are basking in golden sunshine in a beer garden. The next you are sprinting for cover under a horse chestnut, hailstones bouncing off your head. But this is the month the country properly wakes up. Bluebells carpet the woodlands at Ashridge and the Forest of Dean. Wisteria erupts down the fronts of Cotswold cottages. Cherry blossom turns Greenwich Park into a postcard. Problem: the weather still cannot be trusted. Booking a sunny holiday in April is like booking a quiet table next to a stag do. Solution: lean into the chaos. Pick a destination with proper indoor backup. Bath has its Roman spa, Edinburgh has its closes and museums, and York has more tearooms per square mile than people. Our April picks: walk the Surrey Hills for bluebells, ride the steam train through the North York Moors, or wander the Chelsea Physic Garden before the tourists arrive in earnest. And if it does rain? Find a pub with a roaring fire. Order the Sunday roast. April, sorted.