Milton Keynes · August
Where to go from Milton Keynes in August
196 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.
- Chelmsford 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Leicester 1h 54 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Eastbourne 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Portsmouth 2h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Bristol 3h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
On in August
- Mela in Reading 1h 43
- Reading Festival in Reading 1h 43
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 1h 53
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 1h 54
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Mela in Swindon 2h 11
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 11
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 11
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 2h 15
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 30
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 35
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 2h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 2h 51
- Maanrock in Mechelen 2h 52
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 2h 57
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 01
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 09
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 3h 17
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 3h 29
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 3h 46
- Delft Jazz in Delft 3h 49
- Westerpop in Delft 3h 49
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Milton Keynes, August has 14 h 42 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Northampton · United Kingdom 27 min — 14 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 54 min 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 16 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 26 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 3 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 45 — 14 h 50
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 45
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 3 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch — 14 h 47
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 58 — 14 h 50
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 05 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 3 ch — 14 h 46
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 14 h 49
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 3 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 4 ch — 14 h 40
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 2 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 3 ch 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 2 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 3 ch — 14 h 38
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 2 ch 14–24° 71 mm 14 h 34
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 3 ch — 14 h 44
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
Journeys from Milton Keynes'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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