St Albans · October
Where to go from St Albans in October
196 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 26 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Nottingham 2h 13 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
- Eastbourne 2h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beachy Head Marathon.
- Sheffield 2h 44 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
- Bordeaux 7h 10 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 7h 12 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
On in October
- BFI London Film Festival in London 26 min
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 1h 25
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 1h 38
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 1h 41
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 1h 41
- Speedway in Ipswich 2h 08
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 2h 13
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 2h 19
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 2h 40
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 44
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 44
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 44
- Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Beer Festival in Norwich 2h 49
- Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 02
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 08
- Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 17
- Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 36
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 36
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 54
- Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 4h 08
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In St Albans, October has 10 h 44 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- London · United Kingdom 26 min 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 2 ch 7–15° 64 mm 10 h 44
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 3 ch — 10 h 46 Guildford Book Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 4 ch — 10 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 36 · 2 ch 8–14° 69 mm 10 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 3 ch — 10 h 45 Pier Fireworks
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 Cambridge Film Festival, Festival of Ideas
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 6–14° 61 mm 10 h 41
- Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 2 ch 8–15° 70 mm 10 h 44
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch 9–16° 77 mm 10 h 47
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Northampton · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch 7–14° 81 mm 10 h 42
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Speedway
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 41
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch 8–14° 63 mm 10 h 41 Nottingham Goose Fair
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 41
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 39
- York · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch 7–14° 61 mm 10 h 37
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch 10–16° 93 mm 10 h 47 Beachy Head Marathon
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 9–16° 93 mm 10 h 46
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 8–15° 86 mm 10 h 45
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
Journeys from St Albans'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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