Preston · February
Where to go from Preston in February
167 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what February is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for February
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Wakefield 2h 03 United Kingdom Rhubarb.
- Derby 2h 33 United Kingdom Derby Caribbean Carnival.
- York 2h 38 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and Jorvik Viking Festival.
- Leicester 2h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Caribbean Carnival.
- Glasgow 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, often wet, and Glasgow Film Festival.
- Bristol 3h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and St Paul's Carnival.
On in February
- Rhubarb in Wakefield 2h 03
- Derby Caribbean Carnival in Derby 2h 33
- Glasgow Film Festival in Glasgow 2h 37
- Jorvik Viking Festival in York 2h 38
- Caribbean Carnival in Leicester 2h 53
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 3h 33
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 4h 08
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 4h 13
- Carnival in Kraainem 5h 36
- Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk in Kortrijk 5h 47
- Aalst Carnival in Aalst 5h 52
- Festival Anima in Ghent 6h 02
- Festival Anima in Charleroi 6h 04
- IFFR in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Summer Carnival in Rotterdam 6h 34
- World tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Festival Anima in Liège 6h 36
- Carnaval in Breda 7h 09
- Travelling in Rennes 7h 27
- Carnival in Eindhoven 7h 49
- Caen Student Carnival in Caen 7h 58
Most happen every year in February; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Preston, February has 9 h 49 of daylight.
- Wigan · United Kingdom 14 min — 9 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 25 min — 9 h 50
- Bolton · United Kingdom 38 min — 9 h 49
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 52 min — 9 h 48
- Manchester · United Kingdom 53 min 2–8° 61 mm 9 h 50
- Salford · United Kingdom 53 min — 9 h 50
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 01 — 9 h 49
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 04 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 1h 06 · 1 ch 3–8° 57 mm 9 h 50
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Burnley · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 9 h 48
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Nelson · United Kingdom 1h 27 0–7° 50 mm 9 h 48
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch — 9 h 52
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 9 h 49
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch — 9 h 49 Rhubarb
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 08 2–8° 55 mm 9 h 55
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 9 h 55
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 2–8° 67 mm 9 h 50
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 1 ch 0–6° 45 mm 9 h 48
- London · United Kingdom 2h 16 3–9° 45 mm 9 h 59
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 1 ch — 9 h 42
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch — 9 h 57
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 2 ch — 9 h 53 Derby Caribbean Carnival
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 9 h 51
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 2h 37 2–8° 115 mm 9 h 37 Glasgow Film Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- York · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 1–8° 42 mm 9 h 47 Jorvik Viking Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 40 2–8° 47 mm 9 h 55
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 0–7° 49 mm 9 h 54 Caribbean Carnival
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 9 h 58
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h · 2 ch — 9 h 58
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch — 10 h
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch 2–8° 41 mm 9 h 53
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 9 h 42
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 9 h 56
Journeys from Preston'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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