Nottingham · August
Where to go from Nottingham in August
162 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Nottingham.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Leicester 40 min United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Lincoln 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Chelmsford 3h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Portsmouth 3h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
- Eastbourne 4h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
On in August
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 40 min
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 1h 29
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 35
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 47
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 2h 54
- Mela in Reading 2h 55
- Reading Festival in Reading 2h 55
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 08
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 09
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 3h 10
- Mela in Swindon 3h 21
- Shuffle in Swindon 3h 21
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 3h 21
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 26
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 27
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 3h 30
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 3h 57
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 4h 27
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 5h 07
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 5h 12
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 5h 12
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 5h 12
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Nottingham, August has 14 h 48 of daylight and averages 12–22°.
- Leicester · United Kingdom 40 min 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Derby · United Kingdom 40 min — 14 h 47
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 15 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 26 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 29 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 — 14 h 45
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 3 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 2h 08 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 3 ch — 14 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 — 14 h 44
- York · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 14 h 41
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 14 h 49
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 43 CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 14 h 51
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 14 h 43
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 14 h 46
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 3 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 48
Journeys from Nottingham'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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