Lincoln · December
Where to go from Lincoln in December
153 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.
- Sheffield 1h 46 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Derby 1h 48 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- York 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Cambridge 2h 47 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02 United Kingdom Christmas Market.
- Lille 4h 28 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
On in December
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 1h 46
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 1h 48
- York Christmas Festival in York 1h 53
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 2h 47
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 5h 18
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 6h 43
- 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 Lincoln, December has 7 h 34 of daylight and averages 2–7°.
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 13 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 1 ch — 7 h 30
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 35 — 7 h 41
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 46 3–7° 87 mm 7 h 32 Christmas Market
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 48 — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 1 ch 1–7° 59 mm 7 h 25 York Christmas Festival
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 1h 53 — 7 h 30
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 7 h 40
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 7 h 43
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 1–7° 61 mm 7 h 27
- London · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 7 h 29
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 7 h 22
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch — 7 h 13 Christmas Market
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 31
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 2 ch — 7 h 16
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 2 ch — 7 h 49
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 7 h 40
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 2 ch — 7 h 28
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 2 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 7 h 47
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 7 h 53
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch — 7 h 14
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 1 ch — 7 h 46
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 3 ch — 7 h 18
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 31 · 2 ch — 7 h 31
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 4 ch — 7 h 55
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 7 h 32
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 4 ch — 7 h 52
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 41 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 46 · 4 ch — 7 h 54
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 2 ch — 7 h 03
Journeys from Lincoln'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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