Eastbourne · October
Where to go from Eastbourne in October
160 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 1h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Guildford 1h 45 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Southend-on-Sea 2h 37 United Kingdom Pier Fireworks.
- Cambridge 2h 45 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Nottingham 3h 52 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 4h 07 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 37
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 45
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 45
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 07
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 52
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 07
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 07
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 07
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 4h 13
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 4h 54
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 5h 06
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 5h 32
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 47
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 6h 29
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Eastbourne, October has 10 h 47 of daylight and averages 10–16°.
- Hastings · United Kingdom 43 min — 10 h 47
- Brighton · United Kingdom 45 min 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 02 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- London · United Kingdom 1h 37 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 41
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 2 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 3 ch — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 2 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 53 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
Journeys from Eastbourne'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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