Edinburgh · November

Where to go from Edinburgh in November

111 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

  • Central Scotland Film Festival in Stirling 1h
  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 1h 37
  • Westfest in Dundee 1h 51
  • Dundee Jazz Festival in Dundee 1h 51
  • Festival of Light in Sunderland 2h 03
  • York Christmas Festival in York 2h 40
  • Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 3h 07
  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 3h 50
  • Inverness Film Festival in Inverness 4h 10
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 25
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 25
  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 4h 29
  • London Iranian Film Festival in London 4h 48
  • River Thames frost fairs in London 4h 48
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 5h 05
  • Winter Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
  • Christmas Market in Lille 6h 28
  • Brussels International Film Festival in Brussels 7h 08
  • Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 7h 42
  • Do Not Go Gentle Festival in Swansea 7h 42
  • Swansea Fringe Festival in Swansea 7h 42
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 7h 45
  • Fireworks in Warminster 7h 54

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Edinburgh, November has 8 h 18 of daylight and averages 4–10°.

Journeys from Edinburgh'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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