Birmingham · September

Where to go from Birmingham in September

163 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what September is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 3 of them are at least 4° warmer than Birmingham.

Good for September

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

On in September

  • Godiva Festival in Coventry 25 min
  • Motofest in Coventry 25 min
  • Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 1h 30
  • Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 1h 30
  • Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 1h 33
  • Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 1h 39
  • London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 43
  • Last Night of the Proms in London 1h 43
  • Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 1h 58
  • Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 2h 02
  • Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
  • York Beer & Cider Festival in York 2h 22
  • York Food and Drink Festival in York 2h 22
  • Mint Festival in Leeds 2h 41
  • The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
  • Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
  • Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 26
  • Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 3h 32
  • Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 3h 32
  • Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 4h 02
  • Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 4h 02
  • A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 5h 01
  • Bloody Scotland in Stirling 5h 26
  • Stirling Photography Festival in Stirling 5h 26

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Birmingham, September has 12 h 43 of daylight and averages 10–18°.

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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