Oxford · September
Where to go from Oxford in September
161 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.
Good for September
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Coventry 1h 30 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- Bournemouth 2h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and Arts by the Sea.
- London 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Bristol 2h 04 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
- Sheffield 3h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
- Swansea 3h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Swansea Bay Summer Festival and 1 more on.
On in September
- London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 29
- Last Night of the Proms in London 1h 29
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 1h 30
- Motofest in Coventry 1h 30
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 2h 04
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 17
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 3h 08
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 3h 20
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 39
- Mint Festival in Leeds 3h 51
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 3h 52
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 3h 52
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 02
- Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 4h 15
- A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 5h 01
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 02
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 5h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 5h 02
- Tour of Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
- Guldize in Penzance 6h 14
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Oxford, September has 12 h 42 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Reading · United Kingdom 50 min — 12 h 42
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 12 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 2 ch 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 30 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 12 h 41
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 45 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h — 12 h 43
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch 11–19° 64 mm 12 h 42 Encounters Film Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 12 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 10–20° 69 mm 12 h 41 Arts by the Sea
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 3 ch — 12 h 41
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 4 ch — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 12 h 44
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch 12–19° 61 mm 12 h 41
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 3 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
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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