Anywhere in Britain and Atlantic/North Sea coast can get pretty cold, wet and unpleasant. Irrespective of the time of year. In terms of continental Europe, surviving the first 24/48hrs is always going to be the big issue. And I think that an all band (SW, LW, FM, AM) radio with earpeace is a good idea. It allow's you to obtain intelligence about the situation and it's not as if the (travel varieties) things weigh anything.