Peterborough · October
Where to go from Peterborough 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 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 1h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 2h 11 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.
- Cambridge 1h 11 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Norwich 2h 16 United Kingdom Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival.
On in October
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 1h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 1h 11
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 19
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 1h 37
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 11
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 11
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 2h 16
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 26
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 2h 30
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 02
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 14
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 29
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 3h 47
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- 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
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 4h 32
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Peterborough, October has 10 h 42 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 54 min — 10 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 10 h 41
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 10 h 44
- London · United Kingdom 1h 19 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 10 h 39
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 37 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 51 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 7–14° 61 mm 10 h 37
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 8–14° 61 mm 10 h 40
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 10 h 38
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 6–13° 55 mm 10 h 38
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 3 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 40 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 10 h 38
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 36
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 — 10 h 34
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
Journeys from Peterborough'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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