Torquay · December
Where to go from Torquay in December
104 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what December is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for December
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Cardiff 3h 21 United Kingdom Winter Wonderland.
- Penzance 3h 42 United Kingdom Montol Festival.
- Derby 4h 43 United Kingdom Derby's Ethical Christmas Market.
- Cambridge 4h 45 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
- Sheffield 5h 21 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- York 5h 54 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and York Christmas Festival.
On in December
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 3h 21
- Montol Festival in Penzance 3h 42
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 4h 43
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 4h 45
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 5h 21
- York Christmas Festival in York 5h 54
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 5h 56
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 5h 56
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 5h 56
- Christmas Market in Lille 6h 28
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 7h 02
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 7h 45
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Torquay, December has 8 h 02 of daylight.
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 02 — 8 h
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 8 h 03
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch 3–8° 90 mm 7 h 53
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 7 h 53
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- Swindon · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch — 7 h 51
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 1 ch — 7 h 48
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 2 ch — 7 h 55
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 7 h 52 Winter Wonderland
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 7 h 48
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- London · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 2 ch — 7 h 50
- Penzance · United Kingdom 3h 42 · 1 ch — 8 h 05 Montol Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 2 ch — 7 h 54
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 1 ch 2–7° 84 mm 7 h 42
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 2 ch — 7 h 47
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 3 ch — 7 h 52
- Worcester · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 2 ch — 7 h 45
- Southampton · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 2 ch 4–9° 97 mm 7 h 58
- Winchester · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 3 ch — 7 h 56
- Guildford · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 2 ch — 7 h 55
- St Albans · United Kingdom 4h 13 · 3 ch — 7 h 49
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 4h 15 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 3 ch — 7 h 48
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 20 · 4 ch — 7 h 47
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 3 ch 2–8° 52 mm 7 h 50
- Coventry · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 2 ch 2–8° 61 mm 7 h 43
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 4h 26 · 3 ch — 7 h 43
- Swansea · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 2 ch 5–9° 114 mm 7 h 51
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 5 ch — 7 h 41
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 4h 37 · 4 ch — 7 h 52
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 41 · 3 ch — 7 h 56
- Derby · United Kingdom 4h 43 · 1 ch — 7 h 37 Derby's Ethical Christmas Market
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 4h 45 · 3 ch — 7 h 45 Mill Road Winter Fair
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 4h 46 · 2 ch 3–9° 93 mm 7 h 59
- Colchester · United Kingdom 4h 48 · 3 ch 3–7° 57 mm 7 h 48
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 4h 54 · 3 ch — 7 h 39
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 57 · 4 ch — 7 h 45
- Brighton · United Kingdom 5h · 3 ch 4–9° 75 mm 7 h 59
Journeys from Torquay'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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