Birmingham · February
Where to go from Birmingham in February
163 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what February is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for February
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Derby 56 min United Kingdom Derby Caribbean Carnival.
- Leicester 1h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Caribbean Carnival.
- Bristol 1h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and St Paul's Carnival.
- York 2h 22 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and Jorvik Viking Festival.
- Wakefield 2h 23 United Kingdom Rhubarb.
- Warminster 2h 43 United Kingdom Warminster Carnival.
On in February
- Derby Caribbean Carnival in Derby 56 min
- Caribbean Carnival in Leicester 1h 15
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 1h 33
- Jorvik Viking Festival in York 2h 22
- Rhubarb in Wakefield 2h 23
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 2h 43
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 3h 46
- Glasgow Film Festival in Glasgow 4h 42
- Carnival in Kraainem 5h 36
- Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk in Kortrijk 5h 47
- Aalst Carnival in Aalst 5h 52
- Festival Anima in Ghent 6h 02
- Festival Anima in Charleroi 6h 04
- IFFR in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Summer Carnival in Rotterdam 6h 34
- World tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Festival Anima in Liège 6h 36
- Carnaval in Breda 7h 09
- Travelling in Rennes 7h 27
- Carnival in Eindhoven 7h 49
- Caen Student Carnival in Caen 7h 58
Most happen every year in February; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Birmingham, February has 9 h 55 of daylight and averages 2–8°.
- Coventry · United Kingdom 25 min 2–8° 47 mm 9 h 55
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 52 min — 9 h 58
- Derby · United Kingdom 56 min — 9 h 53 Derby Caribbean Carnival
- Worcester · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 9 h 56
- Northampton · United Kingdom 1h 09 — 9 h 56
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 1 ch — 9 h 57
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 15 0–7° 49 mm 9 h 54 Caribbean Carnival
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 15 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 17 — 9 h 58
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 9 h 57
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 9 h 54
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 24 2–8° 41 mm 9 h 53
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 9 h 50
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 30 2–8° 67 mm 9 h 50
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 1h 32 — 9 h 56
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 33 2–8° 58 mm 10 h St Paul's Carnival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 37 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Wigan · United Kingdom 1h 39 — 9 h 50
- London · United Kingdom 1h 43 3–9° 45 mm 9 h 59
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 44 — 10 h
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 1 ch 2–8° 61 mm 9 h 50
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Preston · United Kingdom 1h 53 — 9 h 49
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 57 — 9 h 50
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 — 9 h 54
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 10 h
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 9 h 52
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 3–8° 57 mm 9 h 50
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 9 h 59
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 9 h 55
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 12 — 9 h 54
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 14 · 1 ch — 10 h
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h
- York · United Kingdom 2h 22 1–8° 42 mm 9 h 47 Jorvik Viking Festival
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch — 9 h 48
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch — 9 h 49 Rhubarb
Journeys from Birmingham'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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