Altrincham · May
Where to go from Altrincham in May
154 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what May is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for May
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Sheffield 1h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 4h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Shrewsbury 1h 42 United Kingdom Loopfest.
- Preston 1h 59 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Ludlow 2h 10 United Kingdom May Fair and 1 more on.
On in May
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 35
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 1h 42
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 1h 59
- May Fair in Ludlow 2h 10
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 2h 57
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 58
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 16
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 16
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 45
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 48
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 59
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 59
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 06
- Durham Pride in Durham 4h 08
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 4h 09
- Upfest in Bristol 4h 09
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 4h 12
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 49
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 14
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 5h 29
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Altrincham, May has 15 h 52 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Stockport · United Kingdom 39 min — 15 h 52
- Manchester · United Kingdom 53 min · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 01 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 39 — 15 h 50
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Wigan · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 3 ch — 15 h 53
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 2 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Preston · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 15 h 49
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 15 h 48
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 2 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 2 ch — 15 h 56
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Accrington · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 4 ch — 15 h 55
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Burnley · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 4 ch — 15 h 56
- York · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- London · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 3 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 15 h 41
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 2 ch — 15 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 3 ch — 15 h 38
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 3 ch — 15 h 39
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 1 ch — 15 h 50
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
Journeys from Altrincham'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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