Farnborough · October
Where to go from Farnborough in October
187 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 53 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 2h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Guildford 35 min United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Southend-on-Sea 2h 07 United Kingdom Pier Fireworks.
- Bournemouth 2h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
On in October
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 35 min
- BFI London Film Festival in London 53 min
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 07
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 08
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 13
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 15
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 19
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 37
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 02
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 11
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 21
- 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
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 54
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 56
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 4h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 4h 01
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 4h 17
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Farnborough, October has 10 h 45 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Reading · United Kingdom 34 min — 10 h 45
- Guildford · United Kingdom 35 min · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- London · United Kingdom 53 min 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 06 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 15 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 18 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 14 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 3 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 47
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
Journeys from Farnborough'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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