What to Pack for Your Bank Holiday City Break, Whatever the Destination

Summer is rushing by, T-shirt weather is slipping away, and lately I've been spending more time on SkyScanner than any other website to make myself feel better. Except maybe Airbnb. As soon as it starts getting darker and colder in the UK, I start panicking about warm days coming to an end, eager to make the most of it and go out with a bang.

It's this kind of thinking that leads to me booking an end-of-summer city break almost every year, even if it's just for one night and UK-based. Looking around, it seems I'm not the only one experiencing these jet-setting urges, with many of my friends booking holidays into September and October. We might as well extend the sunny season for as long as possible, eh?

Exciting as they may be, short breaks are often the hardest to pack for, as they usually involve trying to squeeze all your outfits into just one carry-on. So to save you from that struggle, we've created a city starter pack ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend. Mastering a two or three-day city getaway is all about having a robust capsule wardrobe, and the below four outfits, or twenty-five pieces including accessories, will work whether you're escaping to Rome or Edinburgh, Budapest or Barcelona. Keep scrolling to shop our suitcase essentials.

This story was published at an earlier time and has since been updated.

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