Bath · October
Where to go from Bath in October
161 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what October is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- London 1h 41 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Cheltenham 1h 12 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Tewkesbury 1h 56 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
- Guildford 2h 11 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Swansea 2h 31 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, often wet, and Dylan Thomas Festival.
- Cambridge 2h 45 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in October
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 1h 12
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 41
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 1h 56
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 11
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 2h 31
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 45
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 47
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 07
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 08
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 19
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 20
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 20
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- Allantide in Penzance 5h 09
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 47
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bath, October has 10 h 45 of daylight.
- Bristol · United Kingdom 22 min 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 40 min — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 12 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 12 — 10 h 45
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 10 h 46
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 10 h 46
- London · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 07 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Torquay · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Swansea · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 1 ch 10–15° 113 mm 10 h 44 Dylan Thomas Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 3 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
Journeys from Bath's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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