Chelmsford · October
Where to go from Chelmsford in October
196 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Chelmsford.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- London 47 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 2h 41 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Nottingham 2h 54 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 7h 12 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Ipswich 1h 09 United Kingdom Speedway.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 47 min
- Speedway in Ipswich 1h 09
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 1h 12
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 34
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 1h 50
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 09
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 09
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 41
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 54
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 02
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 07
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 07
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 07
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 07
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 07
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 08
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 12
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 36
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 36
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 54
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 56
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 4h 17
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 4h 17
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Chelmsford, October has 10 h 44 of daylight and averages 7–15°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Colchester · United Kingdom 42 min 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- London · United Kingdom 47 min 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 1h 09 — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 12 · 1 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 50 — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 3 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 41
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 2 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 10 h 47
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 4 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
Journeys from Chelmsford'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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