Exeter · October
Where to go from Exeter in October
110 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.
- Cheltenham 2h 13 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Sheffield 4h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Tewkesbury 2h 54 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
- London 3h 16 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 4h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Eastbourne 5h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
On in October
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 13
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Allantide in Penzance 3h 14
- BFI London Film Festival in London 3h 16
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 3h 34
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 17
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 19
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 20
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 20
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 20
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 20
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 20
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 4h 25
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 38
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 4h 41
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 41
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 5h 19
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 5h 20
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 5h 22
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 6h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 6h 01
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 6h 13
- Royal National Mod in Glasgow 7h 19
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Exeter, October has 10 h 47 of daylight.
- Torquay · United Kingdom 47 min — 10 h 48
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 1h 14 — 10 h 48
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 28 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Penzance · United Kingdom 3h 14 — 10 h 49 Allantide
- London · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 1 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Swansea · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 10–15° 113 mm 10 h 44 Dylan Thomas Festival
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 38 — 10 h 41
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 45 · 2 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 4h · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 4h 10 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 10 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 12 · 1 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 4 ch — 10 h 43
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 4h 17 · 2 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Colchester · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 1 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 4h 20 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
Journeys from Exeter'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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