Cambridge · August
Where to go from Cambridge in August
187 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what August is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Chelmsford 2h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Lincoln 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Leicester 2h 38 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Portsmouth 2h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Bristol 3h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
On in August
- Mela in Reading 1h 55
- Reading Festival in Reading 1h 55
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 2h 10
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 2h 15
- Mela in Swindon 2h 23
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 23
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 23
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 2h 37
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 38
- Maanrock in Mechelen 2h 52
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 2h 57
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 01
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 3h 27
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 3h 33
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 42
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 3h 46
- Delft Jazz in Delft 3h 49
- Westerpop in Delft 3h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 59
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 4h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
- Cultura Nova in Heerlen 4h 10
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cambridge, August has 14 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 35 min — 14 h 44
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 57 min · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 1h 11 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 14 h 45
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 14 h 46
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 14 h 42
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 — 14 h 46
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 14 h 38
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 14 h 39
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 40
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 36
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 14 h 38
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 3 ch — 14 h 36
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 3 ch 13–23° 64 mm 14 h 35
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch 14–22° 59 mm 14 h 36
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 36 Maanrock
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
Journeys from Cambridge'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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