Portsmouth · November

Where to go from Portsmouth in November

160 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what November is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for November

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in November

  • London Iranian Film Festival in London 1h 57
  • River Thames frost fairs in London 1h 57
  • Fireworks in Warminster 2h 04
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 15
  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 4h 11
  • York Christmas Festival in York 4h 18
  • Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
  • Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Do Not Go Gentle Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Swansea Fringe Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 37
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 37
  • Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 4h 45
  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 4h 46
  • Winter Festival in Ludlow 4h 51
  • Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
  • Brussels International Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 07
  • Festival of Light in Sunderland 5h 42
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
  • Six Days of Ghent in Ghent 6h 02
  • Diwali in Edinburgh 6h 34
  • Guy Fawkes Night in Edinburgh 6h 34

Most happen every year in November; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Portsmouth, November has 8 h 59 of daylight and averages 6–12°.

Journeys from Portsmouth'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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