Durham · November

Where to go from Durham in November

121 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what November is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for November

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in November

  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 27 min
  • Festival of Light in Sunderland 54 min
  • York Christmas Festival in York 1h 04
  • Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 1h 29
  • Diwali in Edinburgh 1h 59
  • Guy Fawkes Night in Edinburgh 1h 59
  • St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh 1h 59
  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 2h 26
  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 2h 55
  • Central Scotland Film Festival in Stirling 2h 57
  • London Iranian Film Festival in London 3h 12
  • River Thames frost fairs in London 3h 12
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h
  • Westfest in Dundee 4h 02
  • Dundee Jazz Festival in Dundee 4h 02
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 04
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 4h 25
  • Winter Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
  • Fireworks in Warminster 5h 42
  • Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 6h 01
  • Inverness Film Festival in Inverness 6h 12
  • Christmas Market in Lille 6h 28
  • Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 6h 31

Most happen every year in November; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Durham, November has 8 h 28 of daylight.

Journeys from Durham'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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