Shrewsbury · August
Where to go from Shrewsbury in August
117 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.
- Leicester 2h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Bristol 2h 47 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Chelmsford 4h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Lincoln 4h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Eastbourne 4h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Portsmouth 4h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
On in August
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 1h 59
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 04
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 2h 15
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 2h 47
- Mela in Swindon 2h 49
- Shuffle in Swindon 2h 49
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 2h 49
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 2h 51
- Mela in Reading 3h 07
- Reading Festival in Reading 3h 07
- Tonfanau Road Races in Tywyn 3h 26
- Race The Train in Tywyn 3h 26
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 4h 10
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 4h 29
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 49
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 4h 57
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 02
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 5h 07
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 5h 08
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 5h 29
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh 5h 29
- Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh 5h 29
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Shrewsbury, August has 14 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 38 min — 14 h 44
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 1h 05 — 14 h 48
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 22 · 1 ch 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 27 — 14 h 49
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 59 — 14 h 39 Cardiff Big Weekend
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 1 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 14 h 50
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 43 CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 14–20° 72 mm 14 h 50
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 14 h 47
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 43
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 14 h 53
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch 13–21° 75 mm 14 h 39 Bristol Balloon Fiesta
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Shuffle +1
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 14 h 52 Bolton Food & Drink Festival
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 3 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 14 h 46
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Swansea · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch 14–20° 88 mm 14 h 40
- London · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 1 ch 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 1 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 2 ch — 14 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 2 ch — 14 h 38
- Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 3 ch — 14 h 53
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 1 ch — 14 h 49
Journeys from Shrewsbury'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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