Blackpool · April

Where to go from Blackpool in April

121 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what April is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for April

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in April

  • Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 28 min
  • Aintree in Liverpool 1h 37
  • York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 59
  • London Marathon in London 3h 14
  • Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 3h 34
  • Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 33
  • Paris Marathon in Paris 6h 01
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 7h 08
  • Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
  • Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 7h 45

Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Blackpool, April has 14 h of daylight.

Journeys from Blackpool'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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