Cambridge · December
Where to go from Cambridge in December
187 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.
- Lincoln 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Cathedral Christmas Market and 2 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Leuven 3h Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Derby 3h 04 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- York 3h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Cardiff 3h 42 United Kingdom Winter Wonderland.
On in December
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 2h 49
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 3h
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 3h 04
- York Christmas Festival in York 3h 05
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 3h 42
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 3h 43
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 4h 22
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
- Skate parade in Utrecht 4h 48
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 40
- Montol Festival in Penzance 7h 05
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cambridge, December has 7 h 45 of daylight.
- Ely · United Kingdom 35 min — 7 h 43
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 57 min · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- London · United Kingdom 1h 11 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 7 h 41
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 7 h 40
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 7 h 49
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 7 h 53
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch 3–7° 57 mm 7 h 48
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 7 h 46
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 — 7 h 40
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 7 h 47
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 7 h 54
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 7 h 30
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 7 h 52
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 7 h 51
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 7 h 52
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 7 h 45
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 4–9° 75 mm 7 h 59
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 7 h 50
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 7 h 56
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 7 h 54
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch 2–7° 52 mm 7 h 34 Cathedral Christmas Market, Medieval Christmas Market +1
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 3 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 7 h 53
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 3–7° 87 mm 7 h 32 Christmas Market
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 1–7° 61 mm 7 h 27
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch 4–9° 97 mm 7 h 58
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 7 h 57
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
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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