Wakefield · September

Where to go from Wakefield in September

164 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what September is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for September

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in September

  • Mint Festival in Leeds 20 min
  • York Beer & Cider Festival in York 42 min
  • York Food and Drink Festival in York 42 min
  • Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 53 min
  • Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 53 min
  • Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 2h 02
  • Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 2h 02
  • Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 2h 03
  • Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 2h 06
  • Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 2h 08
  • London Trans+ Pride in London 2h 23
  • Last Night of the Proms in London 2h 23
  • Godiva Festival in Coventry 2h 33
  • Motofest in Coventry 2h 33
  • Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 3h 33
  • The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
  • Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 3h 39
  • Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 4h 15
  • Bloody Scotland in Stirling 4h 55
  • Stirling Photography Festival in Stirling 4h 55
  • A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 5h 01
  • Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 5h 07
  • Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 32
  • Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 5h 32

Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Wakefield, September has 12 h 45 of daylight.

Journeys from Wakefield'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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