Scarborough · August
Where to go from Scarborough in August
111 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.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Leicester 4h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Edinburgh 4h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Edinburgh Art Festival and 4 more on.
- Chelmsford 4h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Bristol 5h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Eastbourne 5h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
On in August
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 3h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 3h 08
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 3h 30
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 36
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 4h
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 4h 05
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Edinburgh Mela in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Mela in Reading 4h 48
- Reading Festival in Reading 4h 48
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 4h 52
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 4h 53
- Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick 5h 12
- Mela in Swindon 5h 24
- Shuffle in Swindon 5h 24
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 5h 24
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 5h 30
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 5h 34
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 5h 49
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 5h 57
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Scarborough, August has 14 h 56 of daylight.
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 38 — 14 h 53
- York · United Kingdom 1h 46 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 14 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 52
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 — 14 h 52
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 15 h 01 MELA
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h Durham Fringe Festival
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 11 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch — 14 h 45
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 1 ch — 14 h 51
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 2 ch — 15 h
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 1 ch — 14 h 47
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch — 14 h 58 Boro Mela
- Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 1 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 1 ch — 15 h 07
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 2 ch — 14 h 44
- Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 4h · 2 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Accrington · United Kingdom 4h · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 4h · 2 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 1 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Preston · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- London · United Kingdom 4h 03 · 1 ch 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 05 · 2 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 1 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Wigan · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Stamford · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 2 ch — 14 h 46
- Warrington · United Kingdom 4h 18 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- St Albans · United Kingdom 4h 26 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Nelson · United Kingdom 4h 27 · 3 ch 11–19° 79 mm 14 h 53
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 4h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 4h 32 · 1 ch 12–19° 72 mm 15 h 08 Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe +3
- Coventry · United Kingdom 4h 33 · 2 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
Journeys from Scarborough'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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