Reading · September

Where to go from Reading in September

196 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

London Trans+ Pride in London 44 min
Last Night of the Proms in London 44 min
Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 1h 30
Godiva Festival in Coventry 1h 30
Motofest in Coventry 1h 30
The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 1h 51
Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 2h 08
Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 2h 08
Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 2h 31
Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 2h 31
Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 2h 52
Tour of Leuven in Leuven 3h
York Beer & Cider Festival in York 3h 05
York Food and Drink Festival in York 3h 05
Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 3h 07
Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 07
Mint Festival in Leeds 3h 23
Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 27
Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam 3h 34
A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 3h 36
Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 3h 39
Taptoe in Delft 3h 49
TodaysArt Festival in The Hague 4h 02
Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Reading, September has 12 h 42 of daylight.

PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn

Oxford · United Kingdom 40 min — — 12 h 42
Swindon · United Kingdom 40 min — — 12 h 42
London · United Kingdom 44 min · 1 ch 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
Farnborough · United Kingdom 53 min — — 12 h 42
Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 58 min · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 05 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 06 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Bath · United Kingdom 1h 20 — — 12 h 42
Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 2 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch 11–19° 64 mm 12 h 42 Encounters Film Festival
Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 30 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 38 — — 12 h 42
Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 44 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 2 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Northampton · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 4 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
Worcester · United Kingdom 2h — — 12 h 43
Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 2 ch 12–19° 61 mm 12 h 41
Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Ely · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43 Stamford Georgian Festival
Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch 10–20° 69 mm 12 h 41 Arts by the Sea
Exeter · United Kingdom 2h 10 — — 12 h 41
Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 2 ch 11–20° 65 mm 12 h 41
Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Lille · France 2h 26 · 2 ch 11–20° 57 mm 12 h 41
Swansea · United Kingdom 2h 31 13–18° 76 mm 12 h 42 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea International Jazz Festival
Derby · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 4 ch 11–19° 63 mm 12 h 41
Torquay · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch — — 12 h 40
Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch 13–19° 60 mm 12 h 41
Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43 Ludlow Food Festival
Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Leuven · Belgium 3h · 3 ch — — 12 h 41 Tour of Leuven
Ghent · Belgium 3h 02 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
York · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
Wakefield · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 10–18° 71 mm 12 h 45
Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
Antwerp · Belgium 3h 11 · 3 ch 11–20° 76 mm 12 h 42
Liège · Belgium 3h 11 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Plymouth · United Kingdom 3h 12 — — 12 h 40
Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Chester · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — — 12 h 44
Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — — 12 h 44
Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Leeds · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 2 ch 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
Lier · Belgium 3h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
Ath · Belgium 3h 30 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Bruges · Belgium 3h 31 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Salford · United Kingdom 3h 31 · 4 ch — — 12 h 45
Namur · Belgium 3h 32 · 5 ch — — 12 h 41
Rotterdam · Netherlands 3h 34 · 2 ch 10–19° 90 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Paris · France 3h 36 · 3 ch 13–22° 45 mm 12 h 39 A Shaded View on Fashion Film
Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch 11–18° 77 mm 12 h 45
Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 3h 38 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 4 ch — — 12 h 44 Wrexham Feast
Preston · United Kingdom 3h 41 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Schiedam · Netherlands 3h 43 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Kortrijk · Belgium 3h 46 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Disneyland Paris · France 3h 48 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Delft · Netherlands 3h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43 Taptoe
Huddersfield · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 51 · 4 ch — — 12 h 45
Charleroi · Belgium 3h 52 · 4 ch — — 12 h 40
Hasselt · Belgium 3h 54 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Ostend · Belgium 3h 56 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Lincoln · United Kingdom 3h 59 · 3 ch 10–18° 52 mm 12 h 44
Kerkrade · Netherlands 4h 01 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
The Hague · Netherlands 4h 02 · 3 ch 11–19° 89 mm 12 h 43 TodaysArt Festival
Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 2 ch — — 12 h 47 Great North Run
Scarborough · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 3 ch — — 12 h 46 Goldwing Light Parade, Scarborough Pride
Saint-Cloud · France 4h 03 · 5 ch — — 12 h 39
Dinant · Belgium 4h 08 · 5 ch — — 12 h 40
Durham · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 47
Breda · Netherlands 4h 09 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Heerlen · Netherlands 4h 10 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41 Cultura Nova
Amiens · France 4h 12 · 3 ch — — 12 h 40
Accrington · United Kingdom 4h 13 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Dordrecht · Netherlands 4h 16 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Leiden · Netherlands 4h 17 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Versailles · France 4h 19 · 5 ch — — 12 h 38
Amsterdam · Netherlands 4h 22 · 2 ch 11–19° 84 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Blackpool · United Kingdom 4h 22 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Burnley · United Kingdom 4h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Cromer · United Kingdom 4h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Tilburg · Netherlands 4h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Spa · Belgium 4h 25 · 5 ch — — 12 h 41
Sunderland · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 47
Llandudno · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 4 ch — — 12 h 44
Gouda · Netherlands 4h 28 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 4h 31 · 3 ch — — 12 h 46
Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 4h 32 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Zaandam · Netherlands 4h 36 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Haarlem · Netherlands 4h 37 · 5 ch — — 12 h 43
Weesp · Netherlands 4h 37 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Hilversum · Netherlands 4h 38 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Maastricht · Netherlands 4h 39 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Utrecht · Netherlands 4h 48 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43 Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Netherlands Film Festival
Ypres · Belgium 4h 49 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Almere · Netherlands 4h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Reims · France 4h 49 · 5 ch — — 12 h 39
Eindhoven · Netherlands 4h 49 · 3 ch 10–20° 59 mm 12 h 42
Bussum · Netherlands 4h 49 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Amersfoort · Netherlands 4h 50 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 4h 52 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 4h 55 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Fontainebleau · France 4h 58 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Alkmaar · Netherlands 5h 05 · 3 ch — — 12 h 44
Chartres · France 5h 09 · 5 ch — — 12 h 38
Penzance · United Kingdom 5h 09 — — 12 h 40 Guldize
Apeldoorn · Netherlands 5h 18 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 5h 19 · 3 ch — — 12 h 44
Le Mans · France 5h 24 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Aberystwyth · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Tywyn · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Geldrop · Netherlands 5h 24 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Nijmegen · Netherlands 5h 26 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Rennes · France 5h 27 · 5 ch — — 12 h 38
Venlo · Netherlands 5h 27 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 5h 27 · 3 ch — — 12 h 48
Nelson · United Kingdom 5h 27 · 2 ch 9–17° 74 mm 12 h 45
Annan · United Kingdom 5h 28 · 2 ch — — 12 h 47
Deventer · Netherlands 5h 29 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Edinburgh · United Kingdom 5h 31 · 2 ch 10–17° 55 mm 12 h 49
Tenby · United Kingdom 5h 37 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Vlissingen · Netherlands 5h 38 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Arnhem · Netherlands 5h 41 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Strasbourg · France 5h 42 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Zwolle · Netherlands 5h 43 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Calais · France 5h 52 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Metz · France 5h 55 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Rouen · France 5h 55 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Caen · France 5h 55 · 5 ch — — 12 h 39
Zutphen · Netherlands 5h 57 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Lyon · France 5h 58 · 6 ch 13–23° 82 mm 12 h 35
Glasgow · United Kingdom 6h 04 · 2 ch 10–17° 98 mm 12 h 48
North Berwick · United Kingdom 6h 11 · 3 ch — — 12 h 49
Bayeux · France 6h 13 · 5 ch — — 12 h 39
Enschede · Netherlands 6h 16 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Stirling · United Kingdom 6h 19 · 3 ch — — 12 h 49 Bloody Scotland, Stirling Photography Festival
Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 6h 21 · 3 ch — — 12 h 49
Colmar · France 6h 24 · 5 ch — — 12 h 38
Assen · Netherlands 6h 27 · 4 ch — — 12 h 44
Greenock · United Kingdom 6h 36 · 3 ch — — 12 h 49
Saint-Malo · France 6h 42 · 6 ch — — 12 h 38
Groningen · Netherlands 6h 44 · 4 ch 10–19° 75 mm 12 h 44
Nancy · France 6h 46 · 3 ch — — 12 h 38
Le Havre · France 6h 46 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Leeuwarden · Netherlands 6h 46 · 4 ch — — 12 h 44
Nantes · France 6h 49 · 4 ch 12–22° 60 mm 12 h 37
Avignon · France 6h 50 · 4 ch — — 12 h 33
Saint-Étienne · France 6h 50 · 6 ch — — 12 h 35
Perth · United Kingdom 6h 51 · 3 ch — — 12 h 49
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · France 7h 09 · 5 ch — — 12 h 39
Basel · Switzerland 7h 10 · 5 ch 12–21° 70 mm 12 h 37
Bordeaux · France 7h 10 · 4 ch 13–24° 81 mm 12 h 34
Marseille · France 7h 12 · 3 ch 16–26° 82 mm 12 h 33 Le festival du Plateau
Helensburgh · United Kingdom 7h 13 · 4 ch — — 12 h 49
Dundee · United Kingdom 7h 14 · 4 ch — — 12 h 49
Lanark · United Kingdom 7h 20 · 3 ch — — 12 h 48
Arles · France 7h 28 · 5 ch — — 12 h 33
Orange · France 7h 28 · 5 ch — — 12 h 33
Clermont-Ferrand · France 7h 33 · 6 ch — — 12 h 35
Dijon · France 7h 33 · 4 ch — — 12 h 37
Whitby · United Kingdom 7h 34 · 2 ch — — 12 h 46
Grenoble · France 7h 41 · 7 ch — — 12 h 34
Delfzijl · Netherlands 7h 43 · 5 ch — — 12 h 45
Dieppe · France 7h 56 · 5 ch — — 12 h 40

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Journeys from Reading'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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