Cromer · December
Where to go from Cromer in December
102 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.
- Cambridge 2h 47 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- Lincoln 4h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Cathedral Christmas Market and 2 more on.
- Derby 5h 04 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- York 5h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Cardiff 5h 38 United Kingdom Winter Wonderland.
- Sheffield 5h 41 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
On in December
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 2h 47
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 37
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 37
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 4h 37
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 5h 04
- York Christmas Festival in York 5h 05
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 5h 38
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 5h 41
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 6h 03
- 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 Cromer, December has 7 h 37 of daylight.
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 7 h 40
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 7 h 46
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 7 h 43
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 1 ch 3–7° 57 mm 7 h 48
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- London · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 1 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 1 ch — 7 h 41
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 2 ch — 7 h 48
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 3 ch — 7 h 52
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 3 ch — 7 h 49
- Stamford · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 2 ch — 7 h 40
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 4 ch — 7 h 56
- Reading · United Kingdom 4h 13 · 3 ch — 7 h 53
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 4 ch — 7 h 47
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 5 ch — 7 h 54
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 4 ch — 7 h 52
- Guildford · United Kingdom 4h 26 · 4 ch — 7 h 55
- Winchester · United Kingdom 4h 33 · 4 ch — 7 h 56
- Coventry · United Kingdom 4h 36 · 4 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 4h 36 · 3 ch — 7 h 54
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 4h 37 · 1 ch 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 4h 37 · 2 ch 2–7° 52 mm 7 h 34 Cathedral Christmas Market, Medieval Christmas Market +1
- Brighton · United Kingdom 4h 40 · 4 ch 4–9° 75 mm 7 h 59
- Oxford · United Kingdom 4h 40 · 4 ch — 7 h 50
- Swindon · United Kingdom 4h 40 · 3 ch — 7 h 51
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 4h 43 · 2 ch — 7 h 30
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 4h 43 · 4 ch — 7 h 57
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 4h 43 · 4 ch — 7 h 56
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 47 · 3 ch 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- Southampton · United Kingdom 4h 53 · 4 ch 4–9° 97 mm 7 h 58
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 57 · 4 ch — 7 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 4h 58 · 4 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Arundel · United Kingdom 5h 04 · 5 ch — 7 h 58
- Derby · United Kingdom 5h 04 · 2 ch — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- York · United Kingdom 5h 05 · 2 ch 1–7° 59 mm 7 h 25 York Christmas Festival
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 5h 06 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Hastings · United Kingdom 5h 08 · 4 ch — 7 h 58
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 5h 19 · 3 ch 4–9° 100 mm 7 h 59
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 5h 22 · 4 ch — 7 h 56
Journeys from Cromer'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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