London · December

Where to go from London in December

196 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.

On in December

  • Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 1h 15
  • Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 1h 54
  • Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 2h 14
  • York Christmas Festival in York 2h 18
  • Christmas Market in Lille 2h 26
  • Christmas Market in Sheffield 2h 26
  • Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
  • Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
  • Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 2h 37
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 3h
  • Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 11
  • Winterlicht in Schiedam 3h 43
  • Museumplein in Amsterdam 4h 22
  • Skate parade in Utrecht 4h 48
  • Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 5h 42
  • Montol Festival in Penzance 6h 14
  • Art | Basel in Basel 7h 10
  • Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 7h 10

Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In London, December has 7 h 52 of daylight and averages 3–9°.

Journeys from London'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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