Plymouth · September
Where to go from Plymouth in September
104 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.
- Bristol 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
- Sheffield 5h 21 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
- Leeds 6h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Mint Festival.
- London 3h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Coventry 4h 25 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- Swansea 4h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Swansea Bay Summer Festival and 1 more on.
On in September
- Guldize in Penzance 2h 14
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 2h 26
- London Trans+ Pride in London 3h 35
- Last Night of the Proms in London 3h 35
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 4h 25
- Motofest in Coventry 4h 25
- Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 4h 26
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 4h 37
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 5h 07
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 5h 08
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 5h 21
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 5h 21
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 5h 39
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 5h 54
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 5h 54
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 6h 02
- Mint Festival in Leeds 6h 05
- A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 6h 32
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 7h 02
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 7h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 7h 02
- Tour of Leuven in Leuven 7h 45
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Plymouth, September has 12 h 40 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 12 h 41
- Torquay · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 12 h 40
- Penzance · United Kingdom 2h 14 — 12 h 40 Guldize
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 26 11–19° 64 mm 12 h 42 Encounters Film Festival
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h — 12 h 42
- Swindon · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 12 — 12 h 42
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 1 ch 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 57 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Worcester · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Southampton · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 1 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
- Winchester · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Guildford · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- St Albans · United Kingdom 4h 13 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 4h 15 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 20 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 2 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
- Coventry · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 1 ch 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 4h 26 · 2 ch — 12 h 43 Ludlow Food Festival
- Swansea · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 1 ch 13–18° 76 mm 12 h 42 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea International Jazz Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 4 ch — 12 h 43
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 4h 37 · 3 ch — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 41 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Derby · United Kingdom 4h 43 — 12 h 44
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 4h 45 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 4h 46 · 1 ch 12–19° 61 mm 12 h 41
- Colchester · United Kingdom 4h 48 · 2 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 4h 54 · 2 ch — 12 h 44
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 57 · 3 ch — 12 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 5h · 2 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
Journeys from Plymouth'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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