Leicester · April
Where to go from Leicester in April
169 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. 5 of them are at least 4° warmer than Leicester.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- London 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- York 2h 05 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
- Liverpool 2h 25 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Aintree.
- Paris 4h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Preston 2h 52 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Edinburgh 4h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 12°, and Beltane Fire Festival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 1h 29
- York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 05
- Aintree in Liverpool 2h 25
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 52
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 06
- Paris Marathon in Paris 4h 01
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 5h 44
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 6h 36
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 7h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 7h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 7h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 7h 28
- Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 7h 52
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leicester, April has 13 h 55 of daylight and averages 3–12°.
- Derby · United Kingdom 34 min — 13 h 56
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 58 min 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 13 h 55
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 08 5–13° 59 mm 13 h 58
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 17 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 13 h 55
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 13 h 54
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 13 h 58
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 3–11° 48 mm 14 h
- York · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch 4–13° 48 mm 14 h 01 York Chocolate Festival
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 5–13° 61 mm 13 h 59
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 13 h 53
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 13 h 55
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 6–13° 50 mm 13 h 58 Aintree
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 5–13° 44 mm 13 h 58
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 57
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 13 h 50
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
Journeys from Leicester'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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