Blackpool · December
Where to go from Blackpool in December
121 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what December is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for December
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- York 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Sheffield 2h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Derby 3h 08 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 19 United Kingdom Christmas Market.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Cathedral Christmas Market and 2 more on.
- Cambridge 4h 15 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
On in December
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 2h 34
- York Christmas Festival in York 2h 59
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 3h 08
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 19
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 4h 15
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 4h 46
- Christmas Market in Lille 6h 28
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 7h 45
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Blackpool, December has 7 h 27 of daylight.
- Preston · United Kingdom 28 min — 7 h 28
- Wigan · United Kingdom 48 min — 7 h 30
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 13 — 7 h 28
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 7 h 30
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 31
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Burnley · United Kingdom 1h 24 — 7 h 27
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 31 · 2 ch — 7 h 31
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 1h 37 3–8° 92 mm 7 h 32
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 2 ch — 7 h 32
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 2 ch — 7 h 34
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 7 h 33
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 7 h 13
- Nelson · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch 1–7° 78 mm 7 h 27
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 29 1–7° 61 mm 7 h 27
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 3–7° 87 mm 7 h 32 Christmas Market
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 7 h 36
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 7 h 39
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 1 ch — 7 h 29
- York · United Kingdom 2h 59 1–7° 59 mm 7 h 25 York Christmas Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 3 ch 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- London · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 7 h 30
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch — 7 h 13 Christmas Market
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch — 7 h 43
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 1 ch 2–7° 161 mm 7 h 02
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 4 ch — 7 h 33
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 2 ch 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 1 ch 2–7° 67 mm 7 h 01
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 3 ch — 7 h 16
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 3 ch — 7 h 49
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 3 ch — 7 h 34
- Stirling · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 1 ch — 6 h 58
- Lanark · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 2 ch — 7 h 04
Journeys from Blackpool'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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