Bristol · October
Where to go from Bristol 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 53 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.
- Sheffield 3h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Guildford 2h 11 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Swansea 2h 31 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, often wet, and Dylan Thomas Festival.
On in October
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 1h 12
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 53
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 1h 56
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 11
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 2h 31
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 08
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 15
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 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
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 26
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 49
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 23
- Allantide in Penzance 4h 42
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bristol, October has 10 h 45 of daylight and averages 8–15°.
- Bath · United Kingdom 36 min — 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 51 min · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 01 — 10 h 44
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 10 — 10 h 47
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 10 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 12 — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 10 h 46
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 19 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 10 h 46
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Torquay · United Kingdom 1h 46 — 10 h 48
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 56 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 07 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Swansea · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 1 ch 10–15° 113 mm 10 h 44 Dylan Thomas Festival
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 — 10 h 41
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 4 ch — 10 h 43
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 4 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 1 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
Journeys from Bristol'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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