Atlas

Our working atlas of where to spend autumn and winter outside London — 49 European places, ranked across 17 dimensions. Heart the ones you'd back, leave notes, suggest places we've missed.

What is Atlas? We are working out where to spend autumn and winter outside London — somewhere warmer (or properly snowy), more active, alive on a Tuesday in February. This page is the working document for that search.

What's on here? 49 European locations (and counting), each scored against 17 criteria — school quality, climate, walkability, food culture, hotel-conversion potential, and more. Verified data where we have it; informed estimates elsewhere.

What can you do? Heart the places you'd back (multiple times — Medium-style; the more you love it, the more hearts you give). Leave notes with local knowledge or gut reactions. Suggest places we haven't considered. Marc will post updates as the search evolves.

Set your priorities

0 = doesn't matter, 10 = critical. Sliders use cubic weighting so high values dominate.

Swimming is mostly summer and skiing mostly winter — they rarely clash. Autumn/winter liveability captures how alive the town feels Nov–Mar (cities > resorts). Develop/hotel reflects tourism demand, conversion upside and openness to foreign buyers.
Foundations (the real reason for moving)
Autumn/winter liveability10
Climate / weather9
Active (hike / run / cycle)9
School
School quality7
Short school commute8
Daily life
Walkable & cyclable (car-free)9
Food & culture7
Affordable property5
Low cost of living5
Water
Open-water swimming (summer)6
Near water (lake/coast)6
Near skiing (winter)5
Visitors & travel
Tourist appeal (for visitors)7
Flight options from London7
London City (LCY) access6
Regional hub (trains/onward)7
Developer lens
Develop / hotel potential6

Ranked locations

Scores 1–10 per dimension. Match = weighted average × 10 with cubic weighting. Tap a card for the full breakdown.

Shortlist

Places Marc has shortlisted for serious consideration. Admin can add to the shortlist from any card on the Ranked list tab.

Match score
357910
Pin numbers = current rank. Tap a pin for details. Adjust priorities in the List tab to update.

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Top picks by votes

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Suggested places

Places the family has suggested we add. Marc reviews each one and adds the strong ones to the main list.

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