Ipswich · October
Where to go from Ipswich in October
160 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 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Norwich 49 min United Kingdom Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival.
- Cambridge 1h 43 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Southend-on-Sea 1h 52 United Kingdom Pier Fireworks.
- Guildford 2h 26 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Eastbourne 3h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
On in October
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 49 min
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 29
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 1h 43
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 1h 43
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 1h 52
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 26
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 37
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 40
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 07
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 07
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 07
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 5h 06
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 47
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 6h 29
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Ipswich, October has 10 h 43 of daylight.
- Colchester · United Kingdom 31 min 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Norwich · United Kingdom 49 min — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 03 · 1 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 43 — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 44 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Cromer · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 3 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Hastings · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 3 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Bath · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 2 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 1 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 3 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
Journeys from Ipswich'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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