Blackpool · March
Where to go from Blackpool in March
121 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what March is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for March
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- York 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 10°, and York Literature Festival.
- London 3h 14 United Kingdom Highs of 12°, and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.
- Derby 3h 08 United Kingdom Derby Caribbean Carnival.
- Leicester 3h 13 United Kingdom Highs of 10°, and Caribbean Carnival.
- Guildford 4h 04 United Kingdom Guildford International Music Festival.
- Cambridge 4h 15 United Kingdom Cambridge Science Festival.
On in March
- York Literature Festival in York 2h 59
- Derby Caribbean Carnival in Derby 3h 08
- Caribbean Carnival in Leicester 3h 13
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival in London 3h 14
- Guildford International Music Festival in Guildford 4h 04
- Cambridge Science Festival in Cambridge 4h 15
- Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 4h 27
- Film Festival in Swindon 4h 29
- St Paul's Carnival in Bristol 4h 34
- St David's Day Parade in Cardiff 4h 46
- Old Town Carnival Week in Hastings 5h 08
- Warminster Carnival in Warminster 5h 42
- Aberdeen Jazz Festival in Aberdeen 6h 11
- Inverness Music Festival in Inverness 7h 17
- Carnival in Kraainem 7h 34
- DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival in Leuven 7h 45
- Aalst Carnival in Aalst 7h 52
Most happen every year in March; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Blackpool, March has 11 h 47 of daylight.
- Preston · United Kingdom 28 min — 11 h 47
- Wigan · United Kingdom 48 min — 11 h 47
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 13 — 11 h 47
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 11 h 47
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch 4–10° 51 mm 11 h 47
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 11 h 48
- Burnley · United Kingdom 1h 24 — 11 h 47
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 31 · 2 ch — 11 h 47
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 1h 37 4–10° 53 mm 11 h 48
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 2 ch — 11 h 48
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 03 · 2 ch — 11 h 48
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 11 h 48
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 11 h 47
- Nelson · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch 2–9° 61 mm 11 h 47
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 29 2–9° 52 mm 11 h 47
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 11 h 47
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 3–10° 60 mm 11 h 48
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 11 h 48
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 11 h 48
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 11 h 48
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 1 ch — 11 h 47
- York · United Kingdom 2h 59 2–10° 40 mm 11 h 47 York Literature Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 11 h 48 Derby Caribbean Carnival
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch 3–10° 51 mm 11 h 48
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 3 ch 2–10° 52 mm 11 h 48 Caribbean Carnival
- London · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch 4–12° 39 mm 11 h 49 BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 11 h 47
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch — 11 h 47
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch — 11 h 48
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 1 ch 3–10° 97 mm 11 h 46
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 1 ch — 11 h 48
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 4 ch — 11 h 48
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 2 ch 3–10° 41 mm 11 h 48
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 1 ch 3–10° 48 mm 11 h 46
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch 3–10° 46 mm 11 h 48
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 3 ch — 11 h 47
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 3 ch — 11 h 48
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 3 ch — 11 h 48
- Stirling · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 1 ch — 11 h 46
- Lanark · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 2 ch — 11 h 46
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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