Edinburgh · September
Where to go from Edinburgh in September
111 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 2h 40 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and York Beer & Cider Festival and 1 more on.
- Leeds 3h 07 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Mint Festival.
- London 4h 48 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Coventry 5h 40 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 6h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
- Sheffield 3h 50 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
On in September
- Bloody Scotland in Stirling 1h
- Stirling Photography Festival in Stirling 1h
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 1h 37
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 2h 40
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 2h 40
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 04
- Mint Festival in Leeds 3h 07
- Offshore Europe in Aberdeen 3h 29
- P&J Live in Aberdeen 3h 29
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 3h 50
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 50
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 4h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 4h 02
- Loch Ness Marathon in Inverness 4h 10
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 43
- London Trans+ Pride in London 4h 48
- Last Night of the Proms in London 4h 48
- Lochaber Live in Fort William 5h 03
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 5h 08
- Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 5h 40
- Motofest in Coventry 5h 40
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 6h 34
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Edinburgh, September has 12 h 49 of daylight and averages 10–17°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 37 min — 12 h 49
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 44 min — 12 h 49
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 50 min — 12 h 48
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 55 min 10–17° 98 mm 12 h 48
- Stirling · United Kingdom 1h — 12 h 49 Bloody Scotland, Stirling Photography Festival
- Perth · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — 12 h 49
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 12 h 47 Great North Run
- Helensburgh · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 1 ch — 12 h 49
- Lanark · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 12 h 48
- Dundee · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 12 h 49
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 12 h 47
- Greenock · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 12 h 49
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch — 12 h 47
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 1 ch — 12 h 47
- York · United Kingdom 2h 40 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 46 — 12 h 45
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 1 ch — 12 h 46
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 3h 07 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
- Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 08 — 12 h 45
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 19 — 12 h 45
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 24 10–18° 71 mm 12 h 45
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Aberdeen · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 1 ch 9–16° 61 mm 12 h 51 Offshore Europe, P&J Live
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 31 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Aviemore · United Kingdom 3h 32 — 12 h 51
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 1 ch 11–18° 77 mm 12 h 45
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 1 ch 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Oban · United Kingdom 3h 53 — 12 h 49
- Accrington · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 1 ch — 12 h 46 Goldwing Light Parade, Scarborough Pride
- Chester · United Kingdom 4h 03 · 2 ch — 12 h 44
- Inverness · United Kingdom 4h 10 — 12 h 51 Loch Ness Marathon
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 4h 11 — 12 h 43
- Burnley · United Kingdom 4h 15 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
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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