Salisbury · October
Where to go from Salisbury 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 48 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Guildford 1h 34 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Bournemouth 1h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, often wet, and Arts by the Sea.
- Cheltenham 2h 40 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Tewkesbury 2h 54 United Kingdom Tewkesbury Mop Fair.
- Eastbourne 3h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
On in October
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 34
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 48
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 1h 59
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 40
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 11
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 41
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 07
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 11
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 4h 23
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 23
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 23
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 23
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 23
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 23
- 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 13
- 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 Salisbury, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 10 h 46
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 05 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 10 h 45
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 46 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- London · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 55 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 7–16° 101 mm 10 h 47 Arts by the Sea
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 4 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 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
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Tewkesbury Mop Fair
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 54 — 10 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 4 ch — 10 h 46
- Exeter · United Kingdom 3h 04 — 10 h 47
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 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
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 5 ch — 10 h 45
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 3 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
Journeys from Salisbury'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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