Milton Keynes · October
Where to go from Milton Keynes in October
196 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 54 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 2h 24 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 2h 44 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Eastbourne 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 7h 12 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 54 min
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 11
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 24
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 30
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 37
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 44
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 44
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 49
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 02
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 3h 21
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 21
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 36
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 36
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 54
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 56
- 3 October celebrations 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 Milton Keynes, October has 10 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Northampton · United Kingdom 27 min — 10 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 54 min 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 16 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 45 — 10 h 39
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 58 — 10 h 39
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 05 8–14° 90 mm 10 h 39
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 3 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 41
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 40
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 4 ch — 10 h 44
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 2 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
Journeys from Milton Keynes'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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