Portsmouth · October
Where to go from Portsmouth in October
160 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 57 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 2h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Guildford 1h 21 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Bournemouth 1h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
- Nottingham 4h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Sheffield 4h 46 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
On in October
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 21
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 1h 35
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 57
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 01
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 15
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 33
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 41
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 11
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 23
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 46
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 46
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 46
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 46
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 46
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 5h 06
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 5h 18
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 6h 02
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 6h 09
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Portsmouth, October has 10 h 47 of daylight and averages 9–16°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 44 min — 10 h 46
- Arundel · United Kingdom 46 min · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Southampton · United Kingdom 55 min · 1 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 55 min — 10 h 46
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 15 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 21 — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 30 — 10 h 46
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 34 — 10 h 45
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 — 10 h 46
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 1h 57 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 04 — 10 h 46
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 40 — 10 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 55 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 33 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 3h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 2 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Exeter · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
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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