Durham · July
Where to go from Durham in July
121 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.
- York 1h 04 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Day of Dance and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Tramlines Festival.
- Edinburgh 1h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
- Birmingham 3h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Birmingham Jazz Festival.
- London 3h 12 United Kingdom Highs of 24°, and Watch tennis at Wimbledon and 1 more on.
- Nottingham 3h 24 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Nottingham Pride.
On in July
- Northern Pride in Newcastle upon Tyne 27 min
- Day of Dance in York 1h 04
- York Early Music Festival in York 1h 04
- Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival in Edinburgh 1h 59
- Tramlines Festival in Sheffield 2h 26
- Sea Fever Shanty Festival in Kingston upon Hull 2h 52
- Watch tennis at Wimbledon in London 3h 12
- London Trans+ Pride in London 3h 12
- Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick 3h 15
- Nottingham Pride in Nottingham 3h 24
- Birmingham Jazz Festival in Birmingham 3h 29
- Scottish Game Fair in Perth 3h 39
- Lincoln 1940s Weekend in Lincoln 4h
- Discovery Festival in Dundee 4h 02
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 04
- Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 4h 16
- Village Green in Southend-on-Sea 4h 25
- Winchester Hat Fair in Winchester 4h 33
- Southampton Fringe Festival in Southampton 4h 53
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Tewkesbury 4h 54
- Bristol Harbour Festival in Bristol 5h 01
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 5h 19
Most happen every year in July; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Durham, July has 16 h 47 of daylight.
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 27 min — 16 h 50 Northern Pride
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 54 min · 1 ch — 16 h 49
- York · United Kingdom 1h 04 12–21° 56 mm 16 h 38 Day of Dance, York Early Music Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 29 10–20° 51 mm 16 h 36
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 16 h 45
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 44 · 1 ch — 16 h 34
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 17 h
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 49 — 16 h 34
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 — 16 h 33
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 12–19° 72 mm 17 h 02 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 16 h 41
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 20 12–21° 60 mm 16 h 32
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 13–21° 62 mm 16 h 31 Tramlines Festival
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 16 h 32
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 16 h 33
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 17 h 04
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 16 h 35 Sea Fever Shanty Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 16 h 26
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 16 h 31
- Stirling · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch — 17 h 04
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 01 14–20° 66 mm 16 h 31
- Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 16 h 36
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 16 h 23
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 06 — 16 h 15
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — 16 h 33
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 2 ch 12–20° 83 mm 17 h 01
- London · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 1 ch 14–24° 46 mm 16 h 12 Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London Trans+ Pride
- Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch — 16 h 35
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 17 h 03 Fringe by the Sea
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 1 ch — 16 h 31
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch 12–22° 62 mm 16 h 26 Nottingham Pride
- Preston · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 16 h 35
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 16 h 30
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 12–22° 66 mm 16 h 21 Birmingham Jazz Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 11–22° 46 mm 16 h 23
- Annan · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 16 h 50
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 16 h 31
- Perth · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 3 ch — 17 h 08 Scottish Game Fair
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 16 h 14
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 2 ch — 16 h 21
Journeys from Durham'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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