Cambridge · October
Where to go from Cambridge in October
187 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 11 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Norwich 1h 41 United Kingdom Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival.
- Ipswich 2h 03 United Kingdom Speedway.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 11
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 1h 41
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 03
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 27
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 37
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 49
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 49
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 02
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 17
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 27
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 33
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 54
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 4h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 4h 01
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 4h 17
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 4h 17
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 4h 22
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cambridge, October has 10 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 35 min — 10 h 42
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 57 min · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- London · United Kingdom 1h 11 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 3 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 — 10 h 41
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 10 h 45
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch 8–14° 61 mm 10 h 40
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 38
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 3 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 6–13° 55 mm 10 h 38
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
Journeys from Cambridge'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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