Newcastle upon Tyne · August
Where to go from Newcastle upon Tyne in August
121 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.
- Edinburgh 1h 40 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Edinburgh Art Festival and 4 more on.
- Leicester 3h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Chelmsford 4h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Portsmouth 4h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Bristol 5h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
On in August
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 40 min
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 1h 30
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Edinburgh Mela in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 04
- Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick 3h 15
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 3h 32
- Mela in Reading 3h 55
- Reading Festival in Reading 3h 55
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 4h
- Lughnasadh in Dundee 4h 02
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 4h 10
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 4h 16
- Mela in Swindon 4h 22
- Shuffle in Swindon 4h 22
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 4h 22
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 4h 35
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 4h 57
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 5h 01
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 5h 19
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Newcastle upon Tyne, August has 15 h 01 of daylight.
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 32 min — 15 h
- Durham · United Kingdom 40 min — 15 h Durham Fringe Festival
- York · United Kingdom 1h 16 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 14 h 58 Boro Mela
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1h 40 12–19° 72 mm 15 h 08 Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe +3
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 — 15 h 07
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 — 14 h 51
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 1 ch — 15 h 01
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 15 h 09
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 12–19° 95 mm 15 h 07
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Stirling · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch — 15 h 09
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 14 h 47
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 14 h 56
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 14 h 45
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 06 — 14 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 3h 12 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch — 14 h 53
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 1 ch — 15 h 09 Fringe by the Sea
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 33 · 2 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Greenock · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 3 ch — 15 h 08
- Perth · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch — 15 h 11
Journeys from Newcastle upon Tyne'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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