Peterborough · December
Where to go from Peterborough in December
169 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.
- Cambridge 1h 11 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- York 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
- Lincoln 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Cathedral Christmas Market and 2 more on.
- Derby 2h 04 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- Sheffield 2h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02 United Kingdom Christmas Market.
On in December
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 1h 11
- York Christmas Festival in York 1h 53
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 1h 55
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 1h 55
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 1h 55
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 2h 04
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 2h 11
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 3h 42
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 28
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 40
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 6h 43
- Montol Festival in Penzance 7h 05
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 7h 22
- Skate parade in Utrecht 7h 48
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Peterborough, December has 7 h 41 of daylight.
- Ely · United Kingdom 54 min — 7 h 43
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 7 h 40
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 7 h 48
- London · United Kingdom 1h 19 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 7 h 30
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 37 2–8° 58 mm 7 h 37
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 51 1–8° 69 mm 7 h 40
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 1–7° 59 mm 7 h 25 York Christmas Festival
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 2–7° 52 mm 7 h 34 Cathedral Christmas Market, Medieval Christmas Market +1
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 7 h 49
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 7 h 53
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 7 h 29
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 3–7° 87 mm 7 h 32 Christmas Market
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 7 h 47
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 7 h 40
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 7 h 52
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 1–7° 61 mm 7 h 27
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 7 h 52
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 7 h 54
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 7 h 54
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 2 ch 3–7° 57 mm 7 h 48
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 40 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 7 h 50
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 7 h 51
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 7 h 29
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 1 ch 4–9° 75 mm 7 h 59
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 7 h 32
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 7 h 30
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 7 h 45
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 7 h 22
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 7 h 46
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 — 7 h 13 Christmas Market
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
Journeys from Peterborough'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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