Ely · August
Where to go from Ely in August
163 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.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Leicester 1h 51 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Chelmsford 2h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Bristol 3h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Portsmouth 3h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Eastbourne 3h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
On in August
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 38 min
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 1h 51
- Mela in Reading 2h 25
- Reading Festival in Reading 2h 25
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 2h 29
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 2h 37
- Mela in Swindon 2h 55
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 55
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 55
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 08
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 26
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 3h 29
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 3h 30
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 3h 35
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 37
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 3h 43
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 51
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 4h 07
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 4h 12
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 5h 07
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 5h 12
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 5h 12
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 5h 12
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Ely, August has 14 h 44 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 38 min — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 53 min — 14 h 45
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 14 h 46
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 14 — 14 h 46
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 1h 29 — 14 h 42
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 1h 39 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 51 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Cromer · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 48
- York · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 1 ch — 14 h 47
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 40 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 3 ch — 14 h 38
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 39
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 2 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 3 ch — 14 h 36
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 15 h Durham Fringe Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 3 ch — 14 h 40
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 3 ch — 14 h 36
Journeys from Ely'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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