Oxford · October
Where to go from Oxford in October
161 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.
- Bournemouth 2h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
- Guildford 1h 34 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Cheltenham 2h 16 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Southend-on-Sea 2h 37 United Kingdom Pier Fireworks.
- Cambridge 2h 45 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 29
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 34
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 17
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 45
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 07
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 19
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 20
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 20
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 47
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Oxford, October has 10 h 44 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Reading · United Kingdom 50 min — 10 h 45
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 10 h 46
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 2 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 30 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 45 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h — 10 h 43
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 10 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 4 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 3 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
Journeys from Oxford'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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