London · September

Where to go from London in September

196 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what September is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than London.

Good for September

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in September

The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 1h 05
Godiva Festival in Coventry 1h 06
Motofest in Coventry 1h 06
Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 1h 58
Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 2h 08
Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 08
York Beer & Cider Festival in York 2h 18
York Food and Drink Festival in York 2h 18
Mint Festival in Leeds 2h 24
Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 2h 26
Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 26
Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 2h 27
Tour of Leuven in Leuven 3h
Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 3h 04
Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 11
Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 3h 22
Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 3h 32
Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 3h 32
Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam 3h 34
A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 3h 36
Taptoe in Delft 3h 49
TodaysArt Festival in The Hague 4h 02
Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 4h 02
Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 4h 02

Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In London, September has 12 h 42 of daylight and averages 12–20°.

PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn

St Albans · United Kingdom 27 min — — 12 h 42
Reading · United Kingdom 43 min · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Stevenage · United Kingdom 45 min — — 12 h 42
Crawley · United Kingdom 46 min · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Farnborough · United Kingdom 46 min — — 12 h 42
Guildford · United Kingdom 52 min · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 53 min — — 12 h 43
Chelmsford · United Kingdom 53 min · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 55 min — — 12 h 42
Peterborough · United Kingdom 58 min — — 12 h 43
Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 05 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 06 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 06 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 09 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 15 — — 12 h 43
Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 15 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 15 · 1 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 20 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
Northampton · United Kingdom 1h 27 — — 12 h 43
Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 29 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
Arundel · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Ely · United Kingdom 1h 37 — — 12 h 43
Ipswich · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 — — 12 h 42
Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 41 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 47 — — 12 h 41
Eastbourne · United Kingdom 1h 49 13–19° 60 mm 12 h 41
Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 50 — — 12 h 45
Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 — — 12 h 41
Derby · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch 11–19° 64 mm 12 h 42 Encounters Film Festival
Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 02 12–19° 61 mm 12 h 41
Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 — — 12 h 44
Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 — — 12 h 45
Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43 Stamford Georgian Festival
Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch 10–20° 69 mm 12 h 41 Arts by the Sea
Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 11 — — 12 h 45
Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 13 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 14 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 11–20° 65 mm 12 h 41
Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 16 — — 12 h 45
Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
York · United Kingdom 2h 18 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 21 10–18° 71 mm 12 h 45
Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 11–18° 77 mm 12 h 45
Lille · France 2h 26 11–20° 57 mm 12 h 41
Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 27 — — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 10–18° 52 mm 12 h 44
Preston · United Kingdom 2h 41 — — 12 h 45
Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 2 ch 11–19° 63 mm 12 h 41
Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Leuven · Belgium 3h · 1 ch — — 12 h 41 Tour of Leuven
Ghent · Belgium 3h 02 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44 Wrexham Feast
Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 1 ch — — 12 h 47
Antwerp · Belgium 3h 11 · 1 ch 11–20° 76 mm 12 h 42
Liège · Belgium 3h 11 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 11 — — 12 h 47 Great North Run
Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Exeter · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Blackpool · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43 Ludlow Food Festival
Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Lier · Belgium 3h 25 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Cromer · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Ath · Belgium 3h 30 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch — — 12 h 46
Bruges · Belgium 3h 31 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Namur · Belgium 3h 32 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Swansea · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 13–18° 76 mm 12 h 42 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea International Jazz Festival
Rotterdam · Netherlands 3h 34 10–19° 90 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Paris · France 3h 36 · 1 ch 13–22° 45 mm 12 h 39 A Shaded View on Fashion Film
Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 3h 38 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Llandudno · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Sunderland · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 1 ch — — 12 h 47
Schiedam · Netherlands 3h 43 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Kortrijk · Belgium 3h 46 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Disneyland Paris · France 3h 48 · 1 ch — — 12 h 39
Delft · Netherlands 3h 49 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43 Taptoe
Charleroi · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40
Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 3h 53 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Hasselt · Belgium 3h 54 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Ostend · Belgium 3h 56 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Kerkrade · Netherlands 4h 01 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
The Hague · Netherlands 4h 02 · 1 ch 11–19° 89 mm 12 h 43 TodaysArt Festival
Scarborough · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 1 ch — — 12 h 46 Goldwing Light Parade, Scarborough Pride
Saint-Cloud · France 4h 03 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Dinant · Belgium 4h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 40
Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 1 ch — — 12 h 48
Breda · Netherlands 4h 09 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Heerlen · Netherlands 4h 10 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41 Cultura Nova
Amiens · France 4h 12 · 1 ch — — 12 h 40
Torquay · United Kingdom 4h 15 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40
Plymouth · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 1 ch — — 12 h 40
Dordrecht · Netherlands 4h 16 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Leiden · Netherlands 4h 17 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 4h 18 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Versailles · France 4h 19 · 3 ch — — 12 h 38
Amsterdam · Netherlands 4h 22 11–19° 84 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Tilburg · Netherlands 4h 25 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Spa · Belgium 4h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Nelson · United Kingdom 4h 27 · 1 ch 9–17° 74 mm 12 h 45
Gouda · Netherlands 4h 28 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 4h 32 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Zaandam · Netherlands 4h 36 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Haarlem · Netherlands 4h 37 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Weesp · Netherlands 4h 37 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Annan · United Kingdom 4h 38 · 1 ch — — 12 h 47
Hilversum · Netherlands 4h 38 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Maastricht · Netherlands 4h 39 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Edinburgh · United Kingdom 4h 39 10–17° 55 mm 12 h 49
Utrecht · Netherlands 4h 48 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43 Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Netherlands Film Festival
Ypres · Belgium 4h 49 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Almere · Netherlands 4h 49 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Reims · France 4h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Eindhoven · Netherlands 4h 49 · 1 ch 10–20° 59 mm 12 h 42
Bussum · Netherlands 4h 49 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Amersfoort · Netherlands 4h 50 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 4h 52 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Fontainebleau · France 4h 58 · 2 ch — — 12 h 38
Alkmaar · Netherlands 5h 05 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Glasgow · United Kingdom 5h 07 10–17° 98 mm 12 h 48
Chartres · France 5h 09 · 3 ch — — 12 h 38
Apeldoorn · Netherlands 5h 18 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Le Mans · France 5h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 38
Aberystwyth · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Tywyn · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Geldrop · Netherlands 5h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Nijmegen · Netherlands 5h 26 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Rennes · France 5h 27 · 3 ch — — 12 h 38
Venlo · Netherlands 5h 27 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Deventer · Netherlands 5h 29 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Tenby · United Kingdom 5h 37 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 5h 38 · 1 ch — — 12 h 49
Vlissingen · Netherlands 5h 38 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Arnhem · Netherlands 5h 41 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Strasbourg · France 5h 42 · 2 ch — — 12 h 38
Zwolle · Netherlands 5h 43 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Lanark · United Kingdom 5h 47 · 1 ch — — 12 h 48
Calais · France 5h 52 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Stirling · United Kingdom 5h 53 · 2 ch — — 12 h 49 Bloody Scotland, Stirling Photography Festival
Metz · France 5h 55 · 1 ch — — 12 h 39
Rouen · France 5h 55 · 2 ch — — 12 h 39
Caen · France 5h 55 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Zutphen · Netherlands 5h 57 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Lyon · France 5h 58 · 4 ch 13–23° 82 mm 12 h 35
Greenock · United Kingdom 5h 58 · 1 ch — — 12 h 49
North Berwick · United Kingdom 6h 11 · 1 ch — — 12 h 49
Helensburgh · United Kingdom 6h 12 · 2 ch — — 12 h 49
Bayeux · France 6h 13 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Penzance · United Kingdom 6h 14 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40 Guldize
Enschede · Netherlands 6h 16 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Colmar · France 6h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 38
Assen · Netherlands 6h 27 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Perth · United Kingdom 6h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 49
Saint-Malo · France 6h 42 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Groningen · Netherlands 6h 44 · 2 ch 10–19° 75 mm 12 h 44
Nancy · France 6h 46 · 1 ch — — 12 h 38
Le Havre · France 6h 46 · 2 ch — — 12 h 39
Leeuwarden · Netherlands 6h 46 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Nantes · France 6h 49 · 2 ch 12–22° 60 mm 12 h 37
Avignon · France 6h 50 · 2 ch — — 12 h 33
Saint-Étienne · France 6h 50 · 4 ch — — 12 h 35
Dieppe · France 7h 02 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40
Dundee · United Kingdom 7h 02 · 2 ch — — 12 h 49
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · France 7h 09 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Basel · Switzerland 7h 10 · 3 ch 12–21° 70 mm 12 h 37
Bordeaux · France 7h 10 · 2 ch 13–24° 81 mm 12 h 34
Marseille · France 7h 12 · 1 ch 16–26° 82 mm 12 h 33 Le festival du Plateau
Arles · France 7h 28 · 3 ch — — 12 h 33
Orange · France 7h 28 · 3 ch — — 12 h 33
Clermont-Ferrand · France 7h 33 · 4 ch — — 12 h 35
Dijon · France 7h 33 · 2 ch — — 12 h 37
Whitby · United Kingdom 7h 34 · 2 ch — — 12 h 46
Grenoble · France 7h 41 · 5 ch — — 12 h 34
Delfzijl · Netherlands 7h 43 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45

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Journeys from London'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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