Guildford · October
Where to go from Guildford 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 56 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 1h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Southend-on-Sea 2h 07 United Kingdom Pier Fireworks.
- Cambridge 2h 15 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Bournemouth 2h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 56 min
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 1h 49
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 15
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 17
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 37
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 40
- 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
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 43
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 43
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- 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
- Leiden International Film Festival 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 Guildford, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 31 min — 10 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 56 min 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 02 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 10 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Arundel · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- 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
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- 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
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 3 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- 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 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 5 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
Journeys from Guildford'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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