York · February
Where to go from York in February
166 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what February is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for February
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Wakefield 53 min United Kingdom Rhubarb.
- Derby 2h 08 United Kingdom Derby Caribbean Carnival.
- Leicester 2h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 7°, and Caribbean Carnival.
- Hastings 3h 46 United Kingdom Old Town Carnival Week.
- Bristol 4h United Kingdom Highs of 8°, and St Paul's Carnival.
- Warminster 4h 13 United Kingdom Warminster Carnival.
On in February
- Rhubarb in Wakefield 53 min
- Derby Caribbean Carnival in Derby 2h 08
- Caribbean Carnival in Leicester 2h 32
- Glasgow Film Festival in Glasgow 3h 38
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 3h 46
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 4h
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 4h 13
- Carnival in Kraainem 5h 36
- Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk in Kortrijk 5h 47
- Aalst Carnival in Aalst 5h 52
- Festival Anima in Ghent 6h 02
- Festival Anima in Charleroi 6h 04
- IFFR in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Summer Carnival in Rotterdam 6h 34
- World tennis Tournament in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Festival Anima in Liège 6h 36
- Carnaval in Breda 7h 09
- Travelling in Rennes 7h 27
- Carnival in Eindhoven 7h 49
- Caen Student Carnival in Caen 7h 58
Most happen every year in February; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In York, February has 9 h 47 of daylight and averages 1–8°.
- Leeds · United Kingdom 30 min 0–6° 45 mm 9 h 48
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 49 min — 9 h 49
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 50 min — 9 h 50
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 53 min · 1 ch — 9 h 49 Rhubarb
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 1h 01 — 9 h 46
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 1h 02 — 9 h 42
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 10 — 9 h 43
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 20 2–8° 61 mm 9 h 50
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 1h 26 · 1 ch — 9 h 43
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 9 h 44
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 33 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch 2–8° 67 mm 9 h 50
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 — 9 h 38
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 48 — 9 h 54
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 2–8° 38 mm 9 h 51
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 56 — 9 h 48
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 01 3–8° 57 mm 9 h 50
- Burnley · United Kingdom 2h 04 — 9 h 48
- London · United Kingdom 2h 05 3–9° 45 mm 9 h 59
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 9 h 50
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 9 h 58
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 9 h 53 Derby Caribbean Carnival
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 9 h 54
- Accrington · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 9 h 49
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch 2–8° 41 mm 9 h 53
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 9 h 49
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 2h 30 2–8° 53 mm 9 h 37
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch 0–7° 49 mm 9 h 54 Caribbean Carnival
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 9 h 55
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 9 h 58
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 1 ch — 9 h 51
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 9 h 57
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch — 9 h 48
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 9 h 50
Journeys from York'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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