Durham · September
Where to go from Durham in September
121 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.
- York 1h 04 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and York Beer & Cider Festival and 1 more on.
- Leeds 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Mint Festival.
- Sheffield 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
- London 3h 12 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Coventry 4h 03 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 5h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
On in September
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 27 min
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 1h 04
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 1h 04
- Mint Festival in Leeds 1h 29
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 2h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 2h 02
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 2h 26
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 26
- Bloody Scotland in Stirling 2h 57
- Stirling Photography Festival in Stirling 2h 57
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 06
- London Trans+ Pride in London 3h 12
- Last Night of the Proms in London 3h 12
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 4h 03
- Motofest in Coventry 4h 03
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 4h 08
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 4h 25
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 43
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 5h 01
- Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 5h 29
- Offshore Europe in Aberdeen 5h 30
- P&J Live in Aberdeen 5h 30
- A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 6h 01
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Durham, September has 12 h 47 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 27 min — 12 h 47 Great North Run
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 54 min · 1 ch — 12 h 47
- York · United Kingdom 1h 04 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 29 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 12 h 46
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 44 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 12 h 48
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 49 — 12 h 45
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 — 12 h 45
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 10–17° 55 mm 12 h 49
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 12 h 46 Goldwing Light Parade, Scarborough Pride
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 20 10–18° 71 mm 12 h 45
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 12 h 49
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 12 h 44
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Stirling · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch — 12 h 49 Bloody Scotland, Stirling Photography Festival
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 01 11–18° 77 mm 12 h 45
- Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 06 — 12 h 42
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 2 ch 10–17° 98 mm 12 h 48
- London · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 1 ch 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
- Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 12 h 49
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
- Preston · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 12 h 44
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
- Annan · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 12 h 47
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Perth · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 3 ch — 12 h 49
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
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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