Preston · July
Where to go from Preston in July
167 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.
- Birmingham 2h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Birmingham Jazz Festival.
- London 2h 16 United Kingdom Highs of 24°, and Watch tennis at Wimbledon and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Tramlines Festival.
- York 2h 38 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Day of Dance and 1 more on.
- Edinburgh 3h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival.
- Nottingham 3h 02 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Nottingham Pride.
On in July
- Birmingham Jazz Festival in Birmingham 2h 08
- Tramlines Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
- Watch tennis at Wimbledon in London 2h 16
- London Trans+ Pride in London 2h 16
- Day of Dance in York 2h 38
- York Early Music Festival in York 2h 38
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Nottingham Pride in Nottingham 3h 02
- Northern Pride in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 04
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 15
- Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge 3h 15
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 3h 15
- Sea Fever Shanty Festival in Kingston upon Hull 3h 27
- Bristol Harbour Festival in Bristol 3h 33
- Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Winchester Hat Fair in Winchester 3h 34
- Village Green in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
- Tafwyl in Cardiff 3h 40
- The Welsh Proms in Cardiff 3h 40
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 40
- Durham Miners' Gala in Durham 3h 40
- Southampton Fringe Festival in Southampton 3h 51
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Tewkesbury 3h 57
- Lincoln 1940s Weekend in Lincoln 4h
Most happen every year in July; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Preston, July has 16 h 35 of daylight.
- Wigan · United Kingdom 14 min — 16 h 33
- Warrington · United Kingdom 25 min — 16 h 31
- Bolton · United Kingdom 38 min — 16 h 33
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 52 min — 16 h 36
- Manchester · United Kingdom 53 min 12–21° 60 mm 16 h 32
- Salford · United Kingdom 53 min — 16 h 32
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 01 — 16 h 35
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 04 · 1 ch — 16 h 29
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 1h 06 · 1 ch 14–20° 66 mm 16 h 31
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 1 ch — 16 h 31
- Burnley · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 16 h 36
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 16 h 30
- Nelson · United Kingdom 1h 27 11–19° 65 mm 16 h 36
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 16 h 31
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch — 16 h 27
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 16 h 24
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 16 h 34
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch — 16 h 34
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 08 12–22° 66 mm 16 h 21 Birmingham Jazz Festival
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 16 h 20
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 13–21° 62 mm 16 h 31 Tramlines Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 1 ch 10–20° 51 mm 16 h 36
- London · United Kingdom 2h 16 14–24° 46 mm 16 h 12 Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London Trans+ Pride
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 1 ch — 16 h 50
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch — 16 h 17
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 2 ch — 16 h 26
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 16 h 30
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 2h 37 12–20° 83 mm 17 h 01
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch — 16 h 33
- York · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 12–21° 56 mm 16 h 38 Day of Dance, York Early Music Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 40 13–22° 61 mm 16 h 21
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 16 h 15 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch 11–22° 46 mm 16 h 23
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 16 h 14
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 16 h 19
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h · 2 ch — 16 h 15
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch — 16 h 11
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch 12–22° 62 mm 16 h 26 Nottingham Pride
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 16 h 50 Northern Pride
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 16 h 18
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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