Birmingham · November

Where to go from Birmingham in November

163 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what November is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for November

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in November

  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 56 min
  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 1h 30
  • London Iranian Film Festival in London 1h 43
  • River Thames frost fairs in London 1h 43
  • Winter Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
  • York Christmas Festival in York 2h 22
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 29
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 29
  • Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 2h 41
  • Fireworks in Warminster 2h 43
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 45
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 26
  • Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
  • Do Not Go Gentle Festival in Swansea 3h 32
  • Swansea Fringe Festival in Swansea 3h 32
  • Festival of Light in Sunderland 3h 54
  • Diwali in Edinburgh 4h 15
  • Guy Fawkes Night in Edinburgh 4h 15
  • St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh 4h 15
  • Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
  • Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
  • Brussels International Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
  • Central Scotland Film Festival in Stirling 5h 26

Most happen every year in November; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Birmingham, November has 8 h 47 of daylight and averages 4–10°.

Journeys from Birmingham'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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