Cardiff · July
Where to go from Cardiff in July
156 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what July is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for July
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Bristol 1h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bristol Harbour Festival.
- London 2h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 24°, and Watch tennis at Wimbledon and 1 more on.
- Birmingham 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Birmingham Jazz Festival.
- Southampton 2h 44 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Southampton Fringe Festival.
- Bournemouth 3h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bourne Free.
- Nottingham 3h 24 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Nottingham Pride.
On in July
- Bristol Harbour Festival in Bristol 1h 09
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 1h 28
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Tewkesbury 1h 56
- Warminster Wobble in Warminster 2h 13
- Watch tennis at Wimbledon in London 2h 23
- London Trans+ Pride in London 2h 23
- Birmingham Jazz Festival in Birmingham 2h 26
- Winchester Hat Fair in Winchester 2h 28
- Southampton Fringe Festival in Southampton 2h 44
- Bourne Free in Bournemouth 3h 17
- Nottingham Pride in Nottingham 3h 24
- Tramlines Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
- Village Green in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 45
- Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Day of Dance in York 4h 22
- York Early Music Festival in York 4h 22
- Lincoln 1940s Weekend in Lincoln 4h 29
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 5h 08
- Durham Miners' Gala in Durham 5h 08
- Sea Fever Shanty Festival in Kingston upon Hull 5h 13
- Tonfanau Road Races in Tywyn 5h 24
Most happen every year in July; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cardiff, July has 16 h 11 of daylight.
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 09 · 1 ch 13–22° 59 mm 16 h 11 Bristol Harbour Festival
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 16 h 15
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 20 — 16 h 12
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 27 · 2 ch — 16 h 10
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 16 h 15 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Swansea · United Kingdom 1h 34 14–20° 74 mm 16 h 13
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 51 — 16 h 11
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 16 h 16 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 16 h 14
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 16 h 09 Warminster Wobble
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 16 h 18
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- London · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch 14–24° 46 mm 16 h 12 Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London Trans+ Pride
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch 12–22° 66 mm 16 h 21 Birmingham Jazz Festival
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 26 — 16 h 20
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 16 h 07 Winchester Hat Fair
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 35 — 16 h 07
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 16 h 06
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 16 h 11
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch 14–23° 44 mm 16 h 06 Southampton Fringe Festival
- Exeter · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — 16 h 04
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 16 h 24
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 16 h 14
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 2 ch — 16 h 26
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 03 · 2 ch 13–22° 61 mm 16 h 21
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch 12–23° 44 mm 16 h 14
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 16 h 15
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 16 h 17
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 1 ch 12–22° 50 mm 16 h 04 Bourne Free
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 16 h 08
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 3 ch 12–22° 62 mm 16 h 26 Nottingham Pride
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch 13–21° 62 mm 16 h 31 Tramlines Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 3 ch 11–22° 46 mm 16 h 23
- Torquay · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 16 h 02
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch — 16 h 12 Village Green
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 16 h 09
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — 16 h 23
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch 13–23° 48 mm 16 h 15
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 2 ch — 16 h 19
Journeys from Cardiff'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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