Southend-on-Sea · October
Where to go from Southend-on-Sea in October
169 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 08 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eastbourne 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Guildford 2h 04 United Kingdom Guildford Book Festival.
- Ipswich 2h 08 United Kingdom Speedway.
- Cambridge 2h 15 United Kingdom Cambridge Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 08
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 2h 04
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 08
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 2h 15
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 2h 15
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 2h 49
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 11
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 3h 33
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 3h 43
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 3h 43
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 4h 01
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 4h 01
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
- World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 5h 27
- Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 5h 40
- Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 5h 40
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Southend-on-Sea, October has 10 h 45 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- London · United Kingdom 1h 08 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 11 · 1 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 2 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 10 h 44
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 42 Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 3 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 9–16° 86 mm 10 h 47
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 41
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 4 ch — 10 h 46
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 39
Journeys from Southend-on-Sea'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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