Southampton · July
Where to go from Southampton in July
160 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. 1 of them are at least 4° warmer than Southampton.
Good for July
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Bournemouth 1h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bourne Free.
- Bristol 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bristol Harbour Festival.
- Birmingham 2h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Birmingham Jazz Festival.
- London 1h 41 United Kingdom Highs of 24°, and Watch tennis at Wimbledon and 1 more on.
- Eastbourne 3h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Nottingham 3h 52 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Nottingham Pride.
On in July
- Winchester Hat Fair in Winchester 32 min
- Warminster Wobble in Warminster 1h 03
- Bourne Free in Bournemouth 1h 15
- Watch tennis at Wimbledon in London 1h 41
- London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 41
- Bristol Harbour Festival in Bristol 1h 55
- Tafwyl in Cardiff 2h 39
- The Welsh Proms in Cardiff 2h 39
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 40
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 45
- Cambridge Folk Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Village Green in Southend-on-Sea 2h 47
- Birmingham Jazz Festival in Birmingham 2h 53
- Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in Tewkesbury 2h 54
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 3h 01
- Nottingham Pride in Nottingham 3h 52
- Day of Dance in York 4h 05
- York Early Music Festival in York 4h 05
- Tramlines Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- Lincoln 1940s Weekend in Lincoln 4h 37
- Northern Pride in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 5h 08
- Durham Miners' Gala in Durham 5h 08
Most happen every year in July; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Southampton, July has 16 h 06 of daylight and averages 14–23°.
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 24 min — 16 h 06
- Winchester · United Kingdom 32 min — 16 h 07 Winchester Hat Fair
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 41 min — 16 h 07
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 52 min 14–22° 47 mm 16 h 05
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 16 h 09 Warminster Wobble
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 16 h 11
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 1h 15 12–22° 50 mm 16 h 04 Bourne Free
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch — 16 h 09
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 — 16 h 14
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch — 16 h 12
- London · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 2 ch 14–24° 46 mm 16 h 12 Watch tennis at Wimbledon, London Trans+ Pride
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 16 h 10
- Arundel · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 1 ch — 16 h 05
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 55 13–22° 59 mm 16 h 11 Bristol Harbour Festival
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch — 16 h 11
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 02 13–21° 50 mm 16 h 05
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 16 h 14
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 16 h 08
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 4 ch — 16 h 17
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 12–23° 44 mm 16 h 14
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 29 13–22° 61 mm 16 h 21
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 3 ch — 16 h 15
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 1 ch — 16 h 11 Tafwyl, The Welsh Proms
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 16 h 15 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 3 ch — 16 h 19 Rowing, Cambridge Folk Festival +1
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 3 ch — 16 h 12 Village Green
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 13–23° 48 mm 16 h 15
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch — 16 h 23
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 16 h 15
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 53 12–22° 66 mm 16 h 21 Birmingham Jazz Festival
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 16 h 16 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 4 ch — 16 h 19
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch — 16 h 07
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch 15–21° 54 mm 16 h 04 Beachlife Festival
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 16 h 18
- Exeter · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 16 h 04
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 3 ch — 16 h 21
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 16 h 17
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch 11–22° 46 mm 16 h 23
Journeys from Southampton'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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