Stamford · August
Where to go from Stamford in August
162 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 51 min United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Lincoln 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Weekend at the Asylum.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
- Chelmsford 3h 10 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Eastbourne 4h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Bournemouth 4h 27 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Bournenmouth Air Festival.
On in August
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 51 min
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 2h 30
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 2h 35
- Weekend at the Asylum in Lincoln 2h 37
- Mela in Reading 2h 58
- Reading Festival in Reading 2h 58
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 3h 09
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 3h 10
- Mela in Swindon 3h 29
- Shuffle in Swindon 3h 29
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 3h 29
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 3h 42
- Bolton Food & Drink Festival in Bolton 3h 51
- MELA in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 02
- Durham Fringe Festival in Durham 4h 08
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 4h 27
- Boro Mela in Middlesbrough 4h 31
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 4h 35
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 5h 07
- Tonfanau Road Races in Tywyn 5h 24
- Race The Train in Tywyn 5h 24
- Edinburgh Art Festival in Edinburgh 5h 31
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Stamford, August has 14 h 46 of daylight.
- Leicester · United Kingdom 51 min 11–21° 59 mm 14 h 46 For the love of Jazz
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 14 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 14 h 47
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 40 12–21° 68 mm 14 h 45
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch 12–22° 66 mm 14 h 44
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 1 ch 12–22° 55 mm 14 h 48
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 14 h 44
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 1 ch 13–21° 65 mm 14 h 50
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 14 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 14–23° 53 mm 14 h 39
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 14 h 43 Cambridge Shakespeare Festival
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 1 ch — 14 h 41 Cheltenham Cricket Festival
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 14 h 43 CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 13–21° 58 mm 14 h 50 Weekend at the Asylum
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 14 h 51
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 14 h 40
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 14 h 52
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 14 h 42
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 14 h 39 Mela, Reading Festival
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Leeds · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch 10–20° 65 mm 14 h 53
- York · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 1 ch 12–21° 65 mm 14 h 54
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 13–21° 73 mm 14 h 51
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch 13–21° 75 mm 14 h 39 Bristol Balloon Fiesta
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 3 ch 12–23° 52 mm 14 h 40 Rize Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 14 h 46
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 1 ch — 14 h 40
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 5 ch — 14 h 38
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — 14 h 50
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 4 ch — 14 h 39
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 3 ch 13–23° 57 mm 14 h 41
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 14 h 39
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch — 14 h 37
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 14 h 50
- Brighton · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 13–21° 55 mm 14 h 35
Journeys from Stamford'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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