Doncaster · May
Where to go from Doncaster in May
164 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 50 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 3h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Durham 1h 30 United Kingdom Durham Pride.
- Edinburgh 3h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Edinburgh Marathon and 1 more on.
On in May
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 50 min
- Durham Pride in Durham 1h 30
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 1h 54
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 1h 55
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 08
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 11
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 40
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 21
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 3h 21
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 28
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 29
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 33
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 33
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 3h 35
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 3h 35
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 3h 49
- May Fair in Ludlow 4h 15
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 4h 15
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 32
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Doncaster, May has 15 h 53 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 37 min — 15 h 55
- York · United Kingdom 39 min 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 50 min 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 52 min 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 15 h 45
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 15 h 55
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 29 · 1 ch — 15 h 48
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 30 — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — 16 h 03
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 1h 47 — 16 h 07
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 — 15 h 52
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 1h 55 — 15 h 53
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 58 — 15 h 39
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- London · United Kingdom 2h 01 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 16 h
- Burnley · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 56
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Accrington · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 16 h 06
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 15 h 54
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 2 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 37 — 15 h 52
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
Journeys from Doncaster'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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