Manchester · November

Where to go from Manchester in November

158 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what November is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for November

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

On in November

  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 1h 11
  • Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 1h 12
  • York Christmas Festival in York 1h 38
  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 2h 08
  • Winter Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
  • London Iranian Film Festival in London 2h 29
  • River Thames frost fairs in London 2h 29
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
  • Festival of Light in Sunderland 3h 26
  • Diwali in Edinburgh 3h 34
  • Guy Fawkes Night in Edinburgh 3h 34
  • St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh 3h 34
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 45
  • Central Scotland Film Festival in Stirling 4h 24
  • Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
  • Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Do Not Go Gentle Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Swansea Fringe Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Fireworks in Warminster 4h 41
  • Brussels International Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h 44

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Manchester, November has 8 h 39 of daylight and averages 4–10°.

Journeys from Manchester'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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