Gloucester · October
Where to go from Gloucester in October
161 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 2h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 2h 54 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Cheltenham 29 min United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Tewkesbury 1h 13 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
- Swansea 2h 31 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, often wet, and Dylan Thomas Festival.
- Guildford 2h 34 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
On in October
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 29 min
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 1h 13
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 08
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 2h 31
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 34
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 54
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 15
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 20
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 20
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 25
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 41
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 49
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 23
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 6h 09
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Gloucester, October has 10 h 44 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 29 min — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 02 — 10 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 13 — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 22 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 27 — 10 h 45
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 34 — 10 h 45
- Worcester · United Kingdom 1h 34 — 10 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- London · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Swansea · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 1 ch 10–15° 113 mm 10 h 44 Dylan Thomas Festival
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 33 — 10 h 41
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 4 ch — 10 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Exeter · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 3 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch — 10 h 40
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
Journeys from Gloucester'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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