Bournemouth · October
Where to go from Bournemouth in October
146 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 2h 27 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Guildford 2h 26 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Eastbourne 3h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Nottingham 4h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 5h 03 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Paris 6h 01 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
On in October
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 26
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 27
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 40
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 45
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 49
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 08
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 37
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 50
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 5h 03
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 5h 03
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 5h 03
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 5h 03
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 5h 03
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 34
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 6h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 6h 01
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 6h 22
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 6h 37
- Allantide in Penzance 7h 05
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bournemouth, October has 10 h 47 of daylight and averages 7–16°.
- Southampton · United Kingdom 54 min 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 20 — 10 h 46
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 1 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 12 — 10 h 45
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- London · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Brighton · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 30 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 3h 42 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 3h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 53 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Exeter · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Worcester · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Ely · United Kingdom 4h 05 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 07 · 3 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
Journeys from Bournemouth'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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