Preston · September

Where to go from Preston in September

167 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.

On in September

  • Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 14 min
  • Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 1h 41
  • Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
  • Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 2h 11
  • Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
  • Mint Festival in Leeds 2h 12
  • London Trans+ Pride in London 2h 16
  • Last Night of the Proms in London 2h 16
  • York Beer & Cider Festival in York 2h 38
  • York Food and Drink Festival in York 2h 38
  • Godiva Festival in Coventry 2h 40
  • Motofest in Coventry 2h 40
  • Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 04
  • Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 3h 33
  • The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
  • Bloody Scotland in Stirling 3h 38
  • Stirling Photography Festival in Stirling 3h 38
  • Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 3h 57
  • Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 4h 02
  • Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 4h 02
  • Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 27
  • Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 4h 35
  • A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 5h 01

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Preston, September has 12 h 45 of daylight.

Journeys from Preston'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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