Guildford · December
Where to go from Guildford in December
187 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 15 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- Cardiff 2h 39 United Kingdom Winter Wonderland.
- Leuven 3h Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Derby 3h 10 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- York 3h 18 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Sheffield 3h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
On in December
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 2h 15
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 2h 39
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 3h
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 3h 10
- York Christmas Festival in York 3h 18
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 3h 43
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 3h 43
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 3h 59
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 3h 59
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 3h 59
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 10
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 4h 22
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
- Skate parade in Utrecht 4h 48
- Montol Festival in Penzance 6h 14
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 40
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Guildford, December has 7 h 55 of daylight.
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 31 min — 7 h 54
- London · United Kingdom 56 min 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 1h 02 3–9° 93 mm 7 h 59
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 7 h 53
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 11 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch 4–9° 75 mm 7 h 59
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 7 h 57
- Arundel · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 7 h 50
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 7 h 51
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 7 h 49
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch 4–9° 97 mm 7 h 58
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 3 ch — 7 h 48
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch 4–9° 100 mm 7 h 59
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 2 ch — 7 h 47
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 7 h 52
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 7 h 52
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 3 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 3–7° 57 mm 7 h 48
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch 2–9° 104 mm 8 h
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 7 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 3–8° 90 mm 7 h 53
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 7 h 41
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 2 ch — 7 h 54
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 7 h 46
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 7 h 52 Winter Wonderland
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 7 h 48
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 2 ch — 7 h 43
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 7 h 55
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 5 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
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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