Colchester · August
Where to go from Colchester in August
169 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Colchester.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Chelmsford 36 min United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- 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.
- Eastbourne 3h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Bournemouth 3h 27 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
- Bristol 3h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
On in August
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 36 min
- Mela in Reading 1h 57
- Reading Festival in Reading 1h 57
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 15
- Mela in Swindon 2h 29
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 29
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 29
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 38
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 2h 57
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 3h 27
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 29
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 3h 33
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 42
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 3h 59
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 59
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 4h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 10
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 4h 31
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 5h 07
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 5h 40
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 5h 40
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 5h 40
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Colchester, August has 14 h 41 of daylight and averages 13–23°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 28 min — 14 h 42
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 36 min 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- London · United Kingdom 1h 17 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 14 h 46
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 14 h 42
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 14 h 38
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 14 h 39
- Cromer · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 48
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 44
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 40
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 45
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch — 14 h 35
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 14–22° 59 mm 14 h 36
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 3 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 14–22° 57 mm 14 h 35 Victorious Music Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 14 h 43
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 14 h 35
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 14 h 46
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch — 14 h 47
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 14 h 50
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- York · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 2 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch 15–21° 60 mm 14 h 35 Beachlife Festival
Journeys from Colchester'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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