Leicester · December
Where to go from Leicester in December
169 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.
- Derby 34 min United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- Sheffield 1h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Cambridge 2h 11 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- York 2h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Cathedral Christmas Market and 2 more on.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02 United Kingdom Christmas Market.
On in December
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 34 min
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 1h 08
- York Christmas Festival in York 2h 05
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 2h 11
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 29
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 29
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 29
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 3h 27
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 40
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 6h 43
- Montol Festival in Penzance 7h 05
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 7h 22
- Skate parade in Utrecht 7h 48
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leicester, December has 7 h 40 of daylight and averages 1–8°.
- Derby · United Kingdom 34 min — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 58 min 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 7 h 40
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 08 3–7° 87 mm 7 h 32 Christmas Market
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 17 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 7 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — 7 h 30
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 7 h 49
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 7 h 29
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 7 h 43
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 1–7° 61 mm 7 h 27
- York · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch 1–7° 59 mm 7 h 25 York Christmas Festival
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 7 h 33
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 31
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 7 h 45
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 7 h 53
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 7 h 56
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 7 h 39
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 3–8° 92 mm 7 h 32
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 7 h 32
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 2–7° 52 mm 7 h 34 Cathedral Christmas Market, Medieval Christmas Market +1
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 7 h 31
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 7 h 45
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 7 h 34
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 7 h 54
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 7 h 32
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 7 h 54
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 7 h 52
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 7 h 30
Journeys from Leicester'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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