Bath · May
Where to go from Bath in May
161 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.
- Bristol 22 min United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Swansea 2h 31 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Swansea Bay Summer Festival and 1 more on.
- Brighton 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Swindon 40 min United Kingdom Festival of Literature.
- Cheltenham 1h 12 United Kingdom International Jazz Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 22 min
- Upfest in Bristol 22 min
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 40 min
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 1h 12
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 1h 12
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 2h 23
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 2h 31
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 2h 31
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 45
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 45
- May Fair in Ludlow 2h 52
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 2h 52
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 2h 59
- The Great Escape in Brighton 2h 59
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 05
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 3h 08
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 3h 20
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 3h 21
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 53
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 4h 29
- Durham Pride in Durham 5h 08
- The May Horns in Penzance 5h 09
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bath, May has 15 h 35 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Bristol · United Kingdom 22 min 8–17° 58 mm 15 h 35 Great Bristol Run, Upfest
- Swindon · United Kingdom 40 min — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 12 · 1 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 12 — 15 h 35
- Warminster · United Kingdom 1h 15 — 15 h 33
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 20 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 15 h 36
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 1h 37 — 15 h 32
- London · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 1 ch — 15 h 29
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 15 h 41
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 07 9–18° 47 mm 15 h 31
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch — 15 h 31
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 15 h 32 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Torquay · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch — 15 h 28
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Swansea · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 1 ch 10–15° 64 mm 15 h 37 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea Pride
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 15 h 33
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 48
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 45 · 2 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 46 9–17° 43 mm 15 h 30
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 27
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 15 h 45
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 3 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 15 h 32
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
Journeys from Bath'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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