Guildford · August
Where to go from Guildford in August
187 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.
- Portsmouth 1h 02 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Eastbourne 1h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Chelmsford 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Bournemouth 2h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
- Bristol 2h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
On in August
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 1h 02
- Mela in Reading 1h 03
- Reading Festival in Reading 1h 03
- Mela in Swindon 1h 40
- Shuffle in Swindon 1h 40
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 1h 40
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 1h 49
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 1h 53
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 2h 15
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 15
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 2h 17
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 2h 29
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 38
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 2h 39
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 40
- Maanrock in Mechelen 2h 52
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 3h 01
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 3h 46
- Delft Jazz in Delft 3h 49
- Westerpop in Delft 3h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 51
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 3h 59
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
- Cultura Nova in Heerlen 4h 10
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Guildford, August has 14 h 37 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 31 min — 14 h 38
- London · United Kingdom 56 min 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 02 14–22° 57 mm 14 h 35 Victorious Music Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 11 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 14 h 36
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 14 h 36
- Arundel · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 35
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch 14–22° 59 mm 14 h 36
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 3 ch — 14 h 41
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 14 h 37
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch 15–21° 60 mm 14 h 35 Beachlife Festival
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 14 h 39
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 3 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch 12–22° 60 mm 14 h 35 Bournenmouth Air Festival
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch — 14 h 35
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 14 h 38
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 13–21° 75 mm 14 h 39 Bristol Balloon Fiesta
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 45
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Cardiff Big Weekend
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 14 h 44
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 5 ch 13–23° 64 mm 14 h 35
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
Journeys from Guildford'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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