Northampton · October
Where to go from Northampton in October
169 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 22 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.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Cheltenham 2h 16 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Guildford 2h 26 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 22
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 24
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 26
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 41
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 41
- 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
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 07
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 3h 21
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 4h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 4h 01
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 07
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Royal National Mod in Glasgow 5h 17
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 27
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Northampton, October has 10 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 36 min — 10 h 43
- Coventry · United Kingdom 46 min 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 16 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- London · United Kingdom 1h 22 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 8–14° 90 mm 10 h 39
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 10 h 39
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 40
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch — 10 h 39
Journeys from Northampton'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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