Burnley · May
Where to go from Burnley in May
117 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 2h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Bristol 4h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Preston 1h 05 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Shrewsbury 2h 48 United Kingdom Loopfest.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Edinburgh 4h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Edinburgh Marathon and 1 more on.
On in May
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 1h 05
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 2h 33
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 2h 48
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- May Fair in Ludlow 3h 19
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 3h 19
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 48
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 4h
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 04
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 4h 08
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 4h 15
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 4h 15
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 4h 34
- Upfest in Bristol 4h 34
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 4h 49
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 5h
- The Great Escape in Brighton 5h
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 5h 05
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 14
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 43
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 5h 43
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Burnley, May has 15 h 56 of daylight.
- Accrington · United Kingdom 19 min — 15 h 55
- Nelson · United Kingdom 27 min 7–14° 61 mm 15 h 56
- Preston · United Kingdom 1h 05 — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 14 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 27 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 29 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Wigan · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Warrington · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 56
- York · United Kingdom 1h 59 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 3 ch — 15 h 52
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 15 h 50
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 16 h
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 16 h 07
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 45
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 49
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 2 ch — 15 h 48
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 1 ch — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 2 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 2 ch — 16 h 06
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch — 16 h 03
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 2 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Annan · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — 16 h 07
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 3h 42 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 1 ch — 16 h 15
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
Journeys from Burnley'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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