Sheffield · October
Where to go from Sheffield in October
164 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Sheffield.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Nottingham 1h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- London 2h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Kingston upon Hull 1h 59 United Kingdom Hull Fair.
- Cheltenham 2h 16 United Kingdom Cheltenham Literature Festival.
- Cambridge 2h 41 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Blackpool 2h 53 United Kingdom World Fireworks Championships.
On in October
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 1h 09
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 1h 59
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 23
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 41
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 41
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 2h 53
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 3h 26
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 3h 27
- Speedway in Ipswich 3h 30
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 3h 35
- Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 3h 35
- Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh 3h 35
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 3h 46
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Royal National Mod in Glasgow 4h 37
- Royal National Mod in Stirling 4h 55
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 5h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 5h 01
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 5h 07
- Galoshans Festival in Greenock 5h 29
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Sheffield, October has 10 h 39 of daylight and averages 8–14°.
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 39 min — 10 h 39
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 49 min — 10 h 38
- Derby · United Kingdom 52 min — 10 h 41
- Stockport · United Kingdom 55 min — 10 h 39
- York · United Kingdom 1h 05 · 1 ch 7–14° 61 mm 10 h 37
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 07 6–13° 55 mm 10 h 38
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 07 7–14° 95 mm 10 h 39
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 09 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 30 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 30 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 32 — 10 h 39
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 38
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 8–14° 61 mm 10 h 40
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 1h 55 — 10 h 39
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 38 Hull Fair
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 39
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 02 8–14° 90 mm 10 h 39
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 10 h 38
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 2 ch — 10 h 36
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 34
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- Durham · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 35
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 10 h 40
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 44 Cheltenham Literature Festival
- London · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 34
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 35
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 40
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 40 — 10 h 44
Journeys from Sheffield'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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