Salford · October
Where to go from Salford in October
158 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.
- Sheffield 1h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Nottingham 2h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- London 2h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Blackpool 1h 22 United Kingdom World Fireworks Championships.
- Kingston upon Hull 2h 28 United Kingdom Hull Fair.
- Edinburgh 3h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival and 2 more on.
On in October
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 1h 22
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 1h 35
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 1h 35
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 1h 35
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 1h 35
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 1h 35
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 2h 28
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 32
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 43
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 3h 34
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 45
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 3h 47
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 55
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Royal National Mod in Glasgow 4h 03
- Royal National Mod in Stirling 4h 24
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 26
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Galoshans Festival in Greenock 4h 37
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Salford, October has 10 h 39 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Manchester · United Kingdom 6 min 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Bolton · United Kingdom 23 min — 10 h 39
- Stockport · United Kingdom 31 min · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Wigan · United Kingdom 38 min — 10 h 39
- Warrington · United Kingdom 41 min — 10 h 39
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 47 min — 10 h 38
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 50 min 8–14° 90 mm 10 h 39
- Burnley · United Kingdom 52 min — 10 h 38
- Preston · United Kingdom 59 min — 10 h 38
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 10 h 38
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 10 h 40
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 12 6–13° 55 mm 10 h 38
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 1h 22 — 10 h 38 World Fireworks Championships
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Nelson · United Kingdom 1h 27 · 1 ch 7–14° 77 mm 10 h 38
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 38
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 35 8–14° 79 mm 10 h 39 Sensoria Music & Film Festival, Last Laugh Comedy Festival +3
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- York · United Kingdom 1h 38 7–14° 61 mm 10 h 37
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — 10 h 40
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 10 h 38 Hull Fair
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 32 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 2h 38 — 10 h 35
- London · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 1 ch 8–14° 61 mm 10 h 40
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 — 10 h 36
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 10 h 34
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
Journeys from Salford'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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