Cardiff · October
Where to go from Cardiff in October
156 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 23 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Cheltenham 1h 28 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Swansea 1h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, often wet, and Dylan Thomas Festival.
- Tewkesbury 1h 56 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
- Guildford 2h 34 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Nottingham 3h 24 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
On in October
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 1h 28
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 1h 34
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 1h 56
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 23
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 34
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 24
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 30
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 30
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 45
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 08
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 50
- 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
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 5h 22
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- Allantide in Penzance 6h 14
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cardiff, October has 10 h 45 of daylight.
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 09 · 1 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 20 — 10 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Swansea · United Kingdom 1h 34 10–15° 113 mm 10 h 44 Dylan Thomas Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 51 — 10 h 45
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 10 h 46
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 26 — 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 35 — 10 h 46
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Exeter · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 10 h 41
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 03 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 1 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 3 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 3 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Torquay · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
Journeys from Cardiff'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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