Exeter · May
Where to go from Exeter in May
110 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.
- Bristol 1h 28 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Cheltenham 2h 13 United Kingdom International Jazz Festival and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 4h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Swindon 2h 10 United Kingdom Festival of Literature.
- Swansea 3h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Swansea Bay Summer Festival and 1 more on.
- Brighton 4h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 1h 28
- Upfest in Bristol 1h 28
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 2h 10
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 13
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 13
- The May Horns in Penzance 3h 14
- May Fair in Ludlow 3h 22
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 3h 22
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 28
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 3h 32
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 3h 32
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 3h 55
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 4h 20
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 4h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 4h 29
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 4h 41
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 41
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 4h 52
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 4h 55
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 5h 05
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 5h 19
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 20
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 5h 29
- Durham Pride in Durham 6h 09
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Exeter, May has 15 h 29 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Torquay · United Kingdom 47 min — 15 h 28
- Plymouth · United Kingdom 1h 14 — 15 h 27
- Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 28 8–17° 58 mm 15 h 35 Great Bristol Run, Upfest
- Bath · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 35
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch — 15 h 36
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch — 15 h 35
- Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 33
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 15 h 41
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 1 ch — 15 h 32
- Penzance · United Kingdom 3h 14 — 15 h 25 The May Horns
- London · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 2 ch — 15 h 34
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 1 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 15 h 32 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Swansea · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 10–15° 64 mm 15 h 37 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea Pride
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 2 ch — 15 h 34
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 2 ch — 15 h 31
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 38 — 15 h 48
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 45 · 2 ch 9–18° 47 mm 15 h 31
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 3 ch — 15 h 38
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 4h · 3 ch — 15 h 39
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 4h 10 · 3 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 10 · 1 ch — 15 h 42
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 3 ch — 15 h 33
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 2 ch — 15 h 41
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 12 · 1 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 4 ch — 15 h 40
- Bournemouth · United Kingdom 4h 17 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 29
- Colchester · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 3 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 4h 20 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
Journeys from Exeter'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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