Cambridge · September
Where to go from Cambridge in September
187 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.
Good for September
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 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Coventry 2h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
- Leeds 2h 51 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Mint Festival.
- Bristol 3h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
- York 3h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and York Beer & Cider Festival and 1 more on.
On in September
- London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 11
- Last Night of the Proms in London 1h 11
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 2h 08
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 2h 27
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 2h 34
- Motofest in Coventry 2h 34
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 2h 49
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
- Mint Festival in Leeds 2h 51
- Tour of Leuven in Leuven 3h
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 3h 01
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 3h 05
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 3h 05
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 27
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 27
- Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam 3h 34
- Taptoe in Delft 3h 49
- A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 4h 01
- TodaysArt Festival in The Hague 4h 02
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 02
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 4h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 4h 02
- Cultura Nova in Heerlen 4h 10
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cambridge, September has 12 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 35 min — 12 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 57 min · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- London · United Kingdom 1h 11 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 12 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 12 h 43
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 — 12 h 43 Stamford Georgian Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 11–20° 65 mm 12 h 41
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 12 h 42
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 12 h 41
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch 10–18° 52 mm 12 h 44
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 3 ch — 12 h 41
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 3 ch 11–19° 63 mm 12 h 41
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
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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