Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough, colloquially known as Boro, is a port town and unitary authority of North Yorkshire, located in North East England. Situated on the southern bank of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Borough of Middlesbrough, the Teesside built-up area and the Tees Valley. Wikipedia
Population 140,545 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 7 h 51 of daylight
- February: 9 h 44 of daylight
- March: 11 h 47 of daylight
- April: 14 h 03 of daylight
- May: 16 h 03 of daylight
- June: 17 h 14 of daylight
- July: 16 h 45 of daylight
- August: 14 h 58 of daylight
- September: 12 h 46 of daylight
- October: 10 h 35 of daylight
- November: 8 h 30 of daylight
- December: 7 h 18 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Middlesbrough
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Middlesbrough's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
1 to 2 hours· 7
2 to 3 hours· 7
3 to 5 hours· 56
- Scarborough3h 01
- Stockport3h 02
- Burnley3h 04
- Bolton3h 04
- Peterborough3h 04
- Stevenage3h 06
- Edinburgh3h 10
- Accrington3h 13
- Warrington3h 18
- Nottingham3h 24
46 moreFewer
- Runcorn3h 28
- Birmingham3h 29
- Leicester3h 32
- Liverpool3h 33
- London3h 34
- Preston3h 34
- Altrincham3h 36
- Wigan3h 38
- Ely3h 48
- Whitby3h 50
- Chester3h 53
- Cleethorpes3h 55
- St Albans3h 56
- Blackpool3h 59
- Lincoln4h
- Coventry4h 03
- Cambridge4h 04
- Glasgow4h 08
- Stamford4h 08
- North Berwick4h 12
- Stirling4h 13
- Cheltenham4h 16
- Milton Keynes4h 16
- Reading4h 18
- Kirkcaldy4h 19
- Chelmsford4h 25
- Nelson4h 27
- Gloucester4h 28
- Farnborough4h 34
- Guildford4h 34
- Worcester4h 35
- Canterbury4h 36
- Perth4h 38
- Annan4h 38
- Windsor and Eton4h 38
- Northampton4h 40
- Oxford4h 41
- Crawley4h 41
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 41
- Folkestone4h 43
- Wrexham4h 43
- Shrewsbury4h 47
- Colchester4h 48
- Southend-on-Sea4h 50
- Tewkesbury4h 54
- Llandudno4h 55
5 hours or more· 47
- Brighton5h
- Swindon5h 01
- Winchester5h 05
- Greenock5h 07
- Ipswich5h 08
- Helensburgh5h 08
- Hastings5h 08
- Dundee5h 09
- Norwich5h 14
- Eastleigh5h 15
37 moreFewer
- Lanark5h 17
- Ludlow5h 18
- Eastbourne5h 19
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Salisbury5h 22
- Bristol5h 23
- Southampton5h 24
- Bath5h 26
- Cardiff5h 27
- Arundel5h 35
- Portsmouth5h 43
- Warminster6h 04
- Bournemouth6h 07
- Exeter6h 14
- Aberdeen6h 21
- Cromer6h 24
- Lille6h 28
- Swansea6h 31
- Paris6h 32
- Aviemore6h 38
- Saint-Cloud6h 59
- Brussels7h 08
- Versailles7h 11
- Plymouth7h 15
- Torquay7h 15
- Inverness7h 17
- Oban7h 17
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Disneyland Paris7h 24
- Tywyn7h 27
- Fontainebleau7h 28
- Reims7h 30
- Kraainem7h 34
- Leuven7h 45
- Kortrijk7h 47
- Aalst7h 52
- Mechelen7h 52
From Middlesbrough's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
2 to 3 hours· 11
- Whitby2h
- Wakefield2h 04
- Berwick-upon-Tweed2h 17
- Huddersfield2h 19
- Sheffield2h 21
- Scarborough2h 33
- Peterborough2h 39
- Kingston upon Hull2h 47
- Manchester2h 51
- Stamford2h 57
1 moreFewer
3 to 5 hours· 53
- Edinburgh3h 02
- Salford3h 03
- Lincoln3h 13
- Ely3h 19
- Bolton3h 21
- Stockport3h 25
- Cleethorpes3h 25
- Stevenage3h 28
- Liverpool3h 31
- Nottingham3h 31
43 moreFewer
- London3h 34
- Burnley3h 34
- Cambridge3h 35
- Leicester3h 35
- Wigan3h 36
- Birmingham3h 39
- Accrington3h 43
- North Berwick3h 46
- Warrington3h 48
- Kirkcaldy3h 50
- St Albans3h 56
- Runcorn3h 58
- Preston4h
- Stirling4h 02
- Annan4h 03
- Coventry4h 04
- Altrincham4h 05
- Glasgow4h 09
- Reading4h 18
- Milton Keynes4h 20
- Cheltenham4h 22
- Chelmsford4h 23
- Chester4h 23
- Blackpool4h 25
- Tewkesbury4h 31
- Folkestone4h 31
- Gloucester4h 32
- Guildford4h 35
- Crawley4h 41
- Perth4h 42
- Colchester4h 45
- Farnborough4h 46
- Windsor and Eton4h 48
- Oxford4h 49
- Northampton4h 50
- Canterbury4h 53
- Nelson4h 55
- Shrewsbury4h 56
- Swindon4h 57
- Southend-on-Sea4h 58
- Winchester4h 58
- Brighton4h 59
- Greenock4h 59
5 hours or more· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Gallery · 130 m
- Sir Samuel Sadler Monument · 80 m
- John Vaughan Statue Monument · 100 m
- Middlesbrough Dock Clocktower Monument · 910 m
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- Pineapple Black Gallery · 450 m
- Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre Museum · 980 m
- Church Bells Monument · 250 m
- Platform Arts Museum · 430 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Boro Mela
August
Boro Mela celebrates Hindu culture on Albert Park in August
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Middlesbrough); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 43 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Middlesbrough Bus Station 380 m
- Middlesbrough 1000 m
- Port Clarence 1.2 km
- James Cook 3.1 km
- South Bank 3.9 km
- Marton 4.2 km
More train stations: Billingham 4.5 km, Thornaby 4.7 km, Stockton 5.5 km, Gypsy Lane 5.8 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.