Derby · October
Where to go from Derby in October
163 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.
- Nottingham 35 min United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 47 min United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- London 2h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Cheltenham 1h 52 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Kingston upon Hull 2h 20 United Kingdom Hull Fair.
- Cambridge 2h 47 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in October
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 35 min
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 47 min
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 47 min
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 47 min
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 47 min
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 47 min
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 1h 52
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 11
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 2h 20
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 47
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 47
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 3h 21
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 25
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 3h 26
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 30
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 3h 47
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 17
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Derby, October has 10 h 41 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 35 min 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 47 min 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 57 min 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 05 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 10 h 38
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 6–13° 55 mm 10 h 38
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 46 8–14° 61 mm 10 h 40
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 52 — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 7–14° 61 mm 10 h 37
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 10 h 38
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- London · United Kingdom 2h 11 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 38 Hull Fair
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–14° 90 mm 10 h 39
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 40
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 35 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
Journeys from Derby'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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