Hastings · May
Where to go from Hastings in May
159 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.
- Eastbourne 40 min United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beer and Cider by the Sea.
- Brighton 1h 16 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 3h 58 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Sheffield 4h 07 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 4h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
On in May
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 40 min
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 1h 16
- The Great Escape in Brighton 1h 16
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 3h 08
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 3h 11
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 11
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 11
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 23
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 39
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 49
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 58
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 58
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 4h 13
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 4h 13
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 4h 37
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 4h 40
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 4h 51
- Durham Pride in Durham 5h 08
- May Fair in Ludlow 5h 21
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 5h 21
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 32
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 5h 32
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 6h 29
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Hastings, May has 15 h 30 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 40 min 10–16° 46 mm 15 h 30 Beer and Cider by the Sea
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 1 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch — 15 h 32
- London · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 02 · 1 ch — 15 h 33
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 3 ch — 15 h 35
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 34
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 3 ch — 15 h 31
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 15 h 34
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch 9–17° 43 mm 15 h 30
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 15 h 45
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 4 ch — 15 h 36
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 3 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Swindon · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 3 ch — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 4 ch — 15 h 38
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 2 ch 9–18° 47 mm 15 h 31
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 2 ch — 15 h 32 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 15 h 42
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 2 ch — 15 h 48
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 2 ch — 15 h 31
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 45 · 2 ch — 15 h 32
- Bath · United Kingdom 3h 46 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 3 ch — 15 h 45 Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 2 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 4 ch 8–17° 58 mm 15 h 35 Great Bristol Run, Upfest
- York · United Kingdom 4h 05 · 2 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
Journeys from Hastings'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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