Cambridge · April
Where to go from Cambridge in April
187 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.
- London 1h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Paris 4h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Winchester 2h 34 United Kingdom Winchester Chamber Music Festival.
- Leuven 3h Belgium Zythoos Bierfestival.
- York 3h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 1h 11
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 2h 15
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 2h 34
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 3h
- York Chocolate Festival in York 3h 05
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 11
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 3h 34
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 41
- Paris Marathon in Paris 4h 01
- Aintree in Liverpool 4h 01
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 4h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 4h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 4h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 4h 28
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 4h 52
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 5h 31
- King's Day in Arnhem 5h 41
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Cambridge, April has 13 h 53 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 35 min — 13 h 54
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 57 min · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- London · United Kingdom 1h 11 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 13 h 55
- Norwich · United Kingdom 1h 41 — 13 h 55
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 52
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 03 — 13 h 53
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 — 13 h 55
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 4 ch — 13 h 50
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch 5–14° 34 mm 13 h 48
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 49 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch 5–13° 44 mm 13 h 58
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 3 ch — 13 h 48
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 44 · 3 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 5–13° 59 mm 13 h 58
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch 3–11° 48 mm 14 h
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch 6–15° 52 mm 13 h 48
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
Journeys from Cambridge'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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