Eastleigh · October
Where to go from Eastleigh 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 23 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Bournemouth 1h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
- Sheffield 3h 30 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Guildford 1h 25 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Cheltenham 2h 33 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
On in October
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 1h 15
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 23
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 25
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 33
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 45
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 49
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 07
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 24
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 30
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 30
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
- 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
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 47
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Eastleigh, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Winchester · United Kingdom 12 min — 10 h 46
- Southampton · United Kingdom 28 min 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Reading · United Kingdom 47 min — 10 h 45
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 10 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 1h 15 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 10 h 44
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 17 — 10 h 46
- London · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 20 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 29 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 59 — 10 h 41
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
Journeys from Eastleigh'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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