Oxford · July
Where to go from Oxford in July
161 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what July is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for July
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Southampton 1h 45 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Southampton Fringe Festival.
- Birmingham 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Birmingham Jazz Festival.
- Bournemouth 2h 17 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bourne Free.
- London 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 24°, and Watch tennis at Wimbledon and 1 more on.
- Bristol 2h 04 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bristol Harbour Festival.
- Nottingham 3h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Nottingham Pride.
On in July
- Winchester Hat Fair in Winchester 1h 28
- Watch tennis at Wimbledon in London 1h 29
- London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 29
- Southampton Fringe Festival in Southampton 1h 45
- Birmingham Jazz Festival in Birmingham 1h 53
- Bristol Harbour Festival in Bristol 2h 04
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Bourne Free in Bournemouth 2h 17
- Village Green in Southend-on-Sea 2h 37
- Tafwyl in Cardiff 2h 39
- The Welsh Proms in Cardiff 2h 39
- Warminster Wobble in Warminster 2h 43
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 45
- Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Nottingham Pride in Nottingham 3h 19
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Tramlines Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Day of Dance in York 3h 52
- York Early Music Festival in York 3h 52
- Lincoln 1940s Weekend in Lincoln 3h 59
- Sea Fever Shanty Festival in Kingston upon Hull 4h 18
- Northern Pride in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 02
Most happen every year in July; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Oxford, July has 16 h 14 of daylight.
- Reading · United Kingdom 50 min — 16 h 11
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 1 ch — 16 h 12
- Winchester · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 16 h 07 Winchester Hat Fair
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 2 ch 14–24° 46 mm 16 h 12 Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London Trans+ Pride
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 30 13–22° 61 mm 16 h 21
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 16 h 06
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 16 h 11
- Southampton · United Kingdom 1h 45 14–23° 44 mm 16 h 06 Southampton Fringe Festival
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 16 h 10
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 12–22° 66 mm 16 h 21 Birmingham Jazz Festival
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h — 16 h 18
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch 13–22° 59 mm 16 h 11 Bristol Harbour Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 16 h 19
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 16 h 18
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 16 h 14
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 16 h 15 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 16 h 17
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 3 ch — 16 h 15
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 2h 17 12–22° 50 mm 16 h 04 Bourne Free
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 16 h 15
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 3 ch — 16 h 08
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch 12–23° 44 mm 16 h 14
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch — 16 h 07
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 3 ch — 16 h 23
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 4 ch — 16 h 12 Village Green
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 16 h 11 Tafwyl, The Welsh Proms
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 16 h 26
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 16 h 09 Warminster Wobble
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 16 h 19 Rowing, Cambridge Folk Festival +1
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch 14–22° 47 mm 16 h 05
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 13–23° 48 mm 16 h 15
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 3 ch 13–21° 50 mm 16 h 05
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 11–22° 46 mm 16 h 23
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 16 h 16 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 16 h 31
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 16 h 07
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 3 ch — 16 h 21
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 16 h 17
Journeys from Oxford'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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